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The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. "a dust
explosion imprisoned about two hum
dred men in a coal mine of the Knox
vile Iron Company at Briceville, Tenn.
this morning at 1880. The explosion
occurred about two miles from the en-
trance to the mines. Federal mine
rescue crew has been summoned.
Afraid loss of life is heavy.
At ten o'clock rescue parties en-
tered the mine but were soon driven
back by flames. Such frefghting ap-
paratus as was available was put into
play.
Mine officials expressed the hope
of rescuing a majority of the workers
entombed but as the minutes dragged
on and no report came from the rescue
parties doubt grew among the throngs
of relatives and friends. Finally
when the flames began issuing from
the openings of the Inflated mine,
checking rescue parties. wives and
daughters of the entombed men cried
in despair and hope was almost
abandoned
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09
UNDERWRITERS SUE l.. G N.

Gulfport. Miss, Dee 9.-The case
of the Royal Insurance Company VS..
Company, was placed on trial last
evening in the circuit court and was
continued today. The insurance COM
pany asks for $40 for lumber burned
up and supposed to have been set on
fire by sparks from the railroad loco
motives at Pecan, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09
MURDER MANCHUS
BY THOUSANDS
RVolutionlsts Said to Have Slaughter.
ed 5000 Manchus in Sian Flu
Province.

Pekin, Dec. 9.-The first direct and
uncensored news received from Sian
Flu since the recent outbreak there
was brought here today by messeng-
ers. 1t consists of letter to the Brit
ish and American legations and the d.
rector Of posts. The letters say s.
00O Manchus were slain by Chinese
and that there was much looting. Sew
eral mission houses in the province
were destroyed and eight foreigners,
some of them children, were killed
Four of the dead were Americans.
According to the letters foreigners
in the province of Shen 81, of which
Sian Flu is the capital. numbered rs,
including II Americans. A majority
of these are now in Sian Flu but 9TH
ers fled to the province of Kwan Su,
where trouble is expected.
We apparently are safe now" says
one of the letters, but the lawless are
in the majority. We had hoped to es-
cape down the Han river, but the road
is dangerous. The Kwan Su mission
aries may have a hard time. Twenty
two of them, including children, are
Americans. Money cannot be sent
them as all the mails have been stop
ped and the banks here robbed and
burned"
This letter is signed by w. J. Ply
mire of the Christian and Missionary
Alliance at Tao Chow, province of Kan
Su. 1t is dated Nov. 26.
The terms which the imperial dele
gates will take to the conference to be
held at either Shanghai or Nanking in
an endeavor to settle the questions in
/ dispute between the government and
/ the reyolutionists are believed to pro-
/ vide, first that the emperor will be
retained though he will be entirely
without power. second that a presi-
dent and cabinet shall be elected by
/ the Nation and the president shall pos
/ sess the same authority as the presi-
dent Of a republic and third if the fore
going conditions are accepted. the
government will grant provincial auto
nomy
The terms are considered largely a
bluff Yuan Shi Kai still controls a
substantial army but is unable to pay
the soldiers and desiring to save the
Nation, must accept the republican de.
mands. Therefore he offers autonomy
which the provinces already have as
sumed. His call for delegates from
teh provinces having met with no re-
sponse, Yuan has now appointed resi-
dents of Pelin and natives of the
various provinces to accompany Tang
Shao vi, former minister of posts and
combinations who is acting as a 60
between in an effort to reunite the
country. There is slight differences
between the terms of Yuan and those
/ demanded several days ago by the
revolutionary leaders who offered to
/ leave the emperor titular sovereign.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09
TWO MEN ARRESTED
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.

Ora, Miss, Dec. 9.-Last night John
Wilson and Bud Moore were arrested
trestle on Easterling Lumber Com
panys dummy line and spiking logs
A few days ago an attempt was made
to wreck log train on the Easterling
Lumber Company's line by soaping
the rails and obstructing the oradway.
The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09
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The Hattiesburg news., 1911-12-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.

Columbia, Miss, Dec. 9-Postmas-
ter n. c. Hathorn has received infor-
nation from Postmaster General
Hitchcock that a postal savings bank
will be installed here on Jan. 2.
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THE MARKETS.
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Chicago, Dec. g.. Wheat easy un-
changed to one-half up. Provisions
easy, unchanged to two and half cents
higher.
New Orleans. Dec. 9.-Cotton closed
steady, unchanged to three points up
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Kiss Kate Cody is spending several
days in Gastonia.
Miss Minnie Cody of Yorkville is
visiting at Hendersonville, n. G.
Col. w. w. Lewis and son, Master
John, attended commencement at The
Citadel this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Carroll and chill
dren, of Yorkville, are spending some
time at Blowing Rock, N. c.
Mr.. w. O. Hobbs and family Of
Tampa. Fla. have arrived in York
vile to spend the summer with Mrs.
Rose Smith.
Mrs. w. S. Crockett, who has been
spending sometime with her daughter.
Mrs. ]. L. Oates, in Yorkville, left this
morning for her home In Troy, Tenn.
Mrs. B. G. Black and little daugh-
home in Yorkville, after spending
sometime with relatives in Blacksburg
and Charlotte.
A party of Hickory Grove citizens,
including Messrs. w. S. Wilkerson and
N. M. McDill, are planning to go on
the c., c.. & O.'s excursion to Niagara
Falls and Toronto, Canada.
Mr.. w. r. Whitesides, formerly Of
York county, but since 1873, a citizen
of Tennessee, Is visiting friends and
relatives in his old home. Mr.. White
sides left York in 1871 on account Of
the Ku-Klux troubles and went first
to Mississippi, but two years later
went to Tennessee, in which state he
has remained. Mr.. Whitesides notes
very many changes and improvements
during his long absence. He expects
to remain a week or two.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
MERE-MENTIoN.

Some right serious rioting be-
tween strikers and strike-breakers OF
the Baldwin Locomotive works in
Philadelphia, occurred Saturday :.
The United States government has
begun proceedings In the Federal
courts of New York against the alleg-
ed magazine trust. 49,. .Coast-wise
shipping Of England Is paralyzed as
transatlantic steamship lines. have
made terms with the strikers. Two
negroes, charged with criminal assault,
were lynched in Walton county, Ga,
Monday night. The negroes had been
held In Fulton county Jail for safe
keeping and were taken back to Wal
ton for trial. The authorities Of the
latter county were Of opinion that
state troops were not needed to pro-
tect the prisoners, although Governor
Brown had offered to send troops to
protect the accused The Ameri-
can Medical association Is in session at
Los Angeles, Cal, with 1000 delegates
In attendance. 80. A brutal father,
Andrew Shirley, was fined 800 and
costs and sent to the house Of correc-
ton In Chicago. Tuesday. for whipping
his 5-months-old infant with cat-o'-
.'ne-tails. 49,. Mrs. Bert Dana and
her 3-year-old son. were burned to
death at Pontiac, ILL.,. Tuesday, fol-
lowing an explosion Of can of kero-
sene while she was starting a fire. -.
Thos. Coker. a negro, is on trial at
Savannah. Ga. charged with the mur-
der of Mrs. Maggie Hunter In that city
several months ago. The dead wo-
mans husband Is under sentence OF
death for the same crime. :. Mrs.
Joseph Walker killed J. r. Hart at
Carlsbad. N. Mex. Tuesday. after Hart
had shot and fatally wounded he.
husband. 80. Noah Bartlett was IA
tally shot near Gadsden. Ala, Tues
day. by Mr.. Brown local preach
er. Rartlett's wife had left him and
he went to Mr., Browns home and at
tempting to carry OFF his baby, was
shot by the preacher. i. Three Ital-
ians were fatally and twenty-seven
others were seriously injured at Clin-
ton. N. Y. Tuesday. by bolt of light
ming. which struck a carriage house
In which they had taken refuge ;.
Richard Parr. deputy surveyor Of the
port Of New York. was recently Offer
ed a bribe OF 100000 II ne would
drop case OF smuggling that he was
investigating. Parr has evidence that
will probably fasten charges Of smug-
cling on at least two millionaires and
the amounts involved total several
millions Of dollars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

Township supervisors have made
very good showings with the money
available for road work so far, con-
sidering the fact that most Of them
were new to the problems presented;
but it is just as we'll to remember that
after all up to this time there has only
been a fair start. AS much better as
the road work has been during the past
few years than that done under the old
fashioned methods, most of it has been
of a very temporary character-some
hardly sufficiently permanent to con-
tinue to make a showing through the
following winter. But where there is
still observable the results of good
drainage done year before last and
last year, the supervisors have object
lessons that will serve to still further
pursue the same general lines. The
general opinion is that most of the
road work so far has been good and
taxpayers are pretty well pleased with
the manner in which their money is
being spent; but at the same time it
should not be forgotten that the pres
ent road sentiment is for still further
progress. The public will not stand
for backward movement nor will it
stand for any marking Of time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

We are inclined to agree with Mr..
Swearingen on the school book prop
osition. There is little practical need
for the sweeping changes that have
been made, and it is doubtful as to
whether the new books are any better
than the old ones. OF course, there
are those who hold to the contrary,
who argue improvement in methods, in
subject matter, ETC., but it is a fact
that these folks are not always able to
give their arguments a great deal Of
weight. And when we consider the piles
and piles of school books they have
had to buy for family of six or seven
children, in most cases new and differ
ent series for each child, the profltless
waste is something appalling. There
has been too much of this sort of
thing, and it is time to call a halt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

In accordance with az action taken
by the Virginia State Dental associ-
alton at recent session in Rich
mond, says the Greenville News. a
dental clinic will be established i'm all
schools in Richmond, where the pu-
pills may receive free treatment when
ever same is necessary. The system
will be inaugurated, it is understood.
with the coming session, and if it
meets with success in the Richmond
schools similar clinics will be put in
operation in practically all the prin-
cipal cities Of the state. The action
followed an investigation which was
conducted among the pupils of Rich
mOnd'S schools. to find whether or
not there was need to any great eX-
tent, for dental work The result
showed that there certainly was
need. and the action of the associa-
tion is looked upon as one of the
most important during its session
Out of lO.405 pupils examined. there
were found nearly $4,000 cavities in
permanent teeth. about nine thouS-
and teeth which should be extracted
and 800 pupils who were not using
the tooth brush at least once a day
With the facts presented in this for
array. the dentists decided to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

Let's see if the papers cannot drop a
great deal of their partisanship, or if
their partisanship, be more
careful as to the justice and equity
of their criticisms. For one to con-
denim one for doing exactly that which
one would or should have done him.
self, under similar circumstances, looks
bad The day was when it was not
strange or unusual to condemn one be-
cause of the cut of his clothes, or the
way he wore his hat; but the world
has advanced beyond that point now.
Sometimes when one is acting alto
gether different from what one has al
ways been accustomed to regard as the
right way, more careful and earnest
investigation shows that after all the
supposed wrong way is the right way.
To be sure principles rather than pre-
judices are the ultimate controlling
factors in all things; but it is not un-
common for men to find after they
have for years been governing them
selves on contrary ideas, that after all
what they thought to be principles
were only prejudices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Jim Fonder-Warns all persons not to
harbor or employ his son, Doub
Fonder.
H. w. Shannon, Manager-Announce
a game of baseball between Lock-
hart and Sharon at Sharon on July
4th. Ice cream will be served.
Theo. Dehon, d. p. A., Spartanburg-
Gives some information in regard to
the c. c. & O.s Niagara and Toron-
to, Canada excursion on July 81.
d. E. Boney-Invites special attention
to the Importance of your having
life insurance. See him about the
matter at once.
o. L. Sanders, Admr.-Will on July
81, apply to the probate court for
final discharge as administrator of
the estate of r. r. Clinton, deceas-
Thos w. Boyd, Supervisor-Gives no.
tice that the proposed road hearing
on July 10. Is indefinitely postpon-
ed.
j. L. Williams & Co.-Offer special
bargains in boys blouse suits and
mems pants for Saturday and Mon
day.
Herndon & Gordon-Talk about bread,
and how good 1t Is, and also have
something to say about fruit jars.
canned BoOuS, Spices sodps' "dSH-
ing powders, etc.
Riddle Auto Co.-Wants to furnish
you with automobile supplies, in
cluding oils. greases, tires, gasoline
and gas tanks.
York Furniture Co.-Has an attrac-
tive line Of porch and lawn furnish
ings and wants you to come and see
what It has that you need.
First National Bank, Yorkville-
Urges you to put away a part of
your earnings against the time when
you will be unable to work.
]. Q. Wray-Offers all straw hats for
men, boys and ladies at greatly re-
duced prices. He also offers big
reductions in low shoes for men and
women.
First National Bank, Sharon-Gives
you an idea Of what dollar deposit
ted with 1t does for you and how
1t is protected.
Co.-Has too many
pairs Of mems pants on hand and
offers special reductions for Satur-
day and Monday.
]. NJ. Brian-Enumerates a long list
of new arrivals. including a variety
Of seasonable groceries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
RECENT MARRIAGES.

Mr.. R. w. Lowry of Yorkville, was
married Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock to Miss Lillian Jones of Rome,
Ga. The ceremony took place at the
home of the brides father. Mr.. w. D.
Jones and was witnessed by the i'm
mediate friends and relatives Of the
family. Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry arrived
in Yorkville last night and will make
this their home for the present.
News of a marriage of very consid-
cradle local interest in Yorkville and
throughout large portion Of the coun-
ty, came this morning as quite sur
prise to the many friends Of the young
people concerned, Mr.. ]. Ernest Stroup
and Miss Reola Quinn, both Of York.
vile. Mr.. Stroup and Miss Quinn left
Yorkville Wednesday afternoon, and
this morning letters came to their pa
rents announcing that they had been
married, that they were going on to
Atlanta and would be back home in a
few days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
INSTALL the clinics in the schools

install the clinics in the schools. 1t
is expected that these clinics will be
maintained by the city council, though
1t Is stated that so determined are
the Virginia dentists to have this
work done, and so impressed are they
with its necessity, that they have de-
cided to raise the necessary funds
for maintenance, through popular
subscription. If the council does not
see fit to make the appropriation.
The action of the Virginia dentists is
doubtless one which would commend
itself to cities all over the country.
There is no reason why there should
be a greater need for dental work
among the school children of Rich
mond than in any other city, and 1t
is probable that an examination in
most other cities, would show ap-
proximately the same percentage Of
results. The attitude of the dentists
in taking this action. is in the line
with the most advanced ideas re-
garding the aims and efforts of the
medical and surgical professions, in
the way Of preventing the increase OF
disease.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
Cotton Shortage Exists.-A bulletil


recently issued by the census bureau
emphasizes what the Constitution has
upon several occasions pointed out:
That the worlds stock of actual cot
ton Is radically below its actual needs,
and that even conceding a large output
for the coming season, good prices
should prevail from start to conclu-
sion.
The bulletin shows that even with the
herculean efforts made elsewhere to
cultivate cotton, the south supplies
two thirds Of civilizations mill TAX
ings. Conditions are also such, it Is
shown, that the situation is likely to
remain unchanged.
These gratifying reports do not les
sen the necessity for southern farmers
and business men keeping their pow
der dry and substituting sensible for
haphazard methods of cultivation and
marketing.
For instance, the south should pay
more attention to seed selection and
intensive cultivation, not forgetting
diversification. The boil weevil will
gradually force these conditions upon
us, but it is folly to await compulsion
that cannot be otherwise than costly.
Another reform that needs sharp at
tenton is a systematic and not he'll
ter -skelter marketing Of the crop.
Robert f. Maddox, Col. Robert ]. Low
ry, w. S. Witham and other bankers
have pointed out that it is time for
southern financial interests, in self
preservation to cooperate with the
farmers in extending the marketing
period over the consuming year. 1t Is
now, and very eXpensively to all par
ties except the mill men, confined to
about the first four months Of the sea-
son.
The sum total of the matter is that
the south still controls the cotton sup
ply Of the world. But we must revise
and ginger up" our methods to re-
tain a mononoly that is uniquely val
liable in civiliZation.-The Atlanta
Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

Congress will appropriate $4,000 for
the entertainment of Admiral Togo in
August. In view of all the talk there
has been about the probability of war
with Japan, some might construe this
as an effort to buy the good will Of the
little brown people. AS matter Of
fact, it is merely a continuation Of the
mutual good will that has always OBJ
tanned between the United States and
Japan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
As to SEEMING and Fishins.-Those

As to SEEMING and Fishing.-Those
who have been making marvellous
hauls Of fishes" with a seine In
Abbeville county, within the past few
months will be surprised to learn that
in each instance they subjected them
selves to a fine Of $50, or Imprisonment
for 80 days for each offense, II the laws
had been enforced.
In the recently published statutes we
find the following:
Section 2. That hereafter no per-
son or persons shall cast, draw, fasten
or otherwise make use OF any other
seine or drift net, fyke net OF any de-
scription, or use any other appliances
for the catching of fish in the waters
of this state, other than privately own
ed ponds or lakes, except hook and line
and ordinary bait, or by spoon, or by
artificial fly, or by phantom minnow,
or by artificial bait, between the first
day of April and the first day of No
vember of each year. Provided, that
in the counties Of Bamberg, Berkeley.
Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester and
Williamsburg the close season shall be
between the first day Of April and the
first day of August of each year, for
violation of this section, the party so
violating shall be fined 500 or impris-
onment 30 days for each offense."-
Abbeville Press and Banner. - -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

dividual incapacity are few and far
between. The Turkish government,
seeing the value of Palestine increas-
ing, long stretches Of land that were
deserts for centuries becoming fruit
full. is proud of the Jewish achieve
ments. because increase of value
means increase of taxes, but at the
same time Constantinople doesn't
want the Jews to get too much of a
stronghold, for fear that the prov
ince might eventually demand auton-
omy. However, as Russia Is the
only country coveting Palestine for
purely religious reasons, these fears
don't seem to be very well founded.
Surely, the Jews that ran away from
the car will be disinclined to become
his subjects once more.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

- Union, June 2S: Judge d. A.
Townsend died suddenly this morning,
about $50 O'Clock, at his home in this
city. Judge Townsend has been in de-
clinng health for year or two. Re-
Gently he retired from business and for
the last few days has been confined
to his room, but his friends were not
prepared for his death, and the news
came as a shock to the community in
which he was universally regarded as
distinctly a man of high character.
Since his retirement from the bench
about four years ago, Judge Townsend
has until a few weeks ago practiced
law in partnership with his son, B. F.
Townsend. He was IS years of age.
His daughter, Mrs. c. r. Murphy, and
Ben +. Townsend, his son, survive
him. The interment will be in Grace
Methodist churchyard tomorrow after
noon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
FRIDAY, JUNE 80, 1911.

sore arms are plentiful. The authori-
ties are determined that all Of the peo-
pie shall be vaccinated, excepting Of
course those who have recently been
not permit, but prefer to use persua-
sion rather than force in carrying out
this determination. II, however, there
be those who refuse to submit to the
treatment 1t is the purpose Of the
council, acting under authority Of a
state law, to draft an ordinance maxi
ing vaccination compulsory. But, 1t is
the hope that none will be so foolish as
to subject themselves to this loathsome
disease rather than suffer for a few
days the slight pain incident to- vac
cination.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

Mr.. Felder's unwillingness to come
to South Carolina, seems to indicate
some little lack of faith in the fair
ness of the people of this state. If
he should submit to arrest, Of course
he could get bond, and if he is as inno-
cent as he claims, Of course the thing
cannot be proved against him. Taking
into consideration as best we can all
the facts and circumstances of which
we have knowledge, we are not sure
that Mr.. Felder's position is as
strong as it was.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

All the banks Of the county and
some other corporations are expected
to pay dividends tomorrow.
Tho Southern railroad Is putting In
lot of new ties along the line IN
York county. The roadbed appears to
he in unusually fine condition.