Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-10
Scraps and fatts.

by half a hundred baymen, engaged
in loading the vessel with lumber.
antoine evidently had fallen over
board by accident, for the first seen
of him was when the shark swan
leisurely out from between the ship
and the lighter of lumber, with the
body of the man clamped between
It's Jaws, the head and shoulders pro-
truding from one side of its mouth
and the legs from the other. For a
moment the shark remained on the
surface, then sank, to arise moment
later with only the head in sight, the
remainder of the body apparently hav-
ing been swallowed. The shark re-
mained on the surface the second time
for nearly a minute, and then was
seen no more. One of the watchers
tainted from the spectacle.
THE efforts by land spectators to
charge the government more for land
desired for national forests in the
Appalachian and White mountains
than the land Is worth will be met by
refusal to consider such offers, ac-
cording to Secretary Of Agriculture
Wilson. No lands will be examined
or recommended for purchase, he de-
clared, on which options have been
obtained for the purpose Of selling
Weeks law, passed last February,
during the closing days Of the Sixty
first congress, provided $2,000,000 a
year until 1915 for the purchase OF
Appalachian and White mountain tim
ber lands. More than 100000 acres
have been offered, Of which more
than 100000 have been examined and
agreements have already been reached
with owners of 100000 acres. The
secretary said today the department
desires 10 deal direct with the owners,
rather than with others who have OBJ
tained options Only lands will be
bought which geological survey ex-
aminations now being made show,
will promote or protect the naViga-
ton Of the streams on whose water
sheds they lie.
Louisville, KY, November 8: Com
ing into Kentucky the day after the
state was overwhelmingly returned to
the Democratic ranks and meeting
crowds en- route celebrating the VIC
tory of ballots, President Taft was
greeted apparently the same as If re-
suits of yesterdays election had been
the reverse. At Frankfort the capi-
tai, today the president dedicated a
statue to Abraham Lincoln, and to-
night in Louisville he made a brief
talk on peace at the armory, and was
entertained by the Louisville Press
club at a banquet. The banquet was
the feature of the visit to Louisville,
and unique in presidential visits in
that Mr.. Taft divided honors with his
military aide. Major Archibald Butt.
Major Butt formerly was Louisville
newspaper man, and, as the president
himself saw service as a reporter In
Cincinnati, the affair was given on
the basis Of one newspaper man to
another. Early in the night Henry
Watterson suggested that every one
stop calling him Mr.. President, or
even Mr.. Taft, and substitute just
PILL" 1t was adopted to some ex-
tent. Mr.. Taft arrived here at s
o'clock from Frankfort and was taken
to the armory, where he made the
brief peace address along lines follow
ed in advocating his policies in this
regard elsewhere. From the armory
he went Immediately to local hotel
for the banquet.
Germany and France have at
last come to an agreement concern
ing Morocco, as is shown by the
treaty made public last Saturday. The
definition Of Frances predominant po-
sition in Morocco occupies three or
the fourteen articles Of the treaty
The next nine contain a long series
of guarantees and precautions to Sc
opportunities in Morocco under
French domination The contents Of
the treaty show that Germany recog-
nizes the right Of France to establish
a protectorate in Morocco. while both
nations engage to obtain the adhe-
sion to this accord of the other sigma
tories to the Algeciras agreement
France, as compensation for German
recognition of her protectorate
in Morocco, ceded to Germany
about 250,000 square kilometers
in northern French Congo, touch
ing the German Kameruns. The ter
ritory ceded is inhabited by about
100000 negroes and has COM
merce valued at $2,40O,000 annually.
France retains the right to run rail-
road lines across German territory so
as to connect the different parts of
French central Africa. France agrees
to safeguard the economic equality
and commercial liberty for which pro-
vision is made in existing treaties.
The only reference to commercial
rights in the ceded territory is the
mutual agreement to take over the
rights and obligations in connection
with the companies holding conces-
sions there.
Elections were held Tuesday in
many cities and states throughout the
country. showing varying results,
with little indication of a widespread
wave of public sentiment. In Massa-
chusetts Governor Foss Democrat.
claims his reelection by a reduced
plurality of about 10000, but the
election is not conceded. The first re-
turns showed marked gains for Louis
P. rockingham, Republican, which
were gradually reduced. Meager re-
turns indicate that other Republican
candidates on the state ticket are
slightly ahead of their Democratic
opponents. In Rhode Island, early
returns indicated the election Of Gov
ernor Pothier. Republican, over Louis
A. Waterman, Democrat, by an in
creased majority. New York state
elected a Republican assembly, thus
depriving Governor Dix. Democrat, of
the support he has had heretofore
from legislature Democratic in both
branches. The present New York as
sembly has a Democratic majority of
"a. The newly elected assembly Will
have a Republican majority of up
wards of 80. In New York city (Man-
haitian and Bronx the Tammany
strength was materially reduced, but
offices were elected. by greatly re-
duced pluralities. In Brooklyn the
fusion judicial and county candidates
were successful with, perhaps, an eX-
ception. New Jersey elected a leg
islature which probably will give con-
tinued support to Governor Woodrow
Wilson. Democrat. but the exact ma
jorities are still in doubt. The mu-
nicipal elections in Ohio resulted in
the election of Henry T. Hunt, Demo-
crat, as mayor of Cincinnati; Newton
d. Baker. Democrat, as mayor OF
Cleveland; George ]. Karb, Demo-
crat. as mayor of Columbus. Presi-
dent Taft cast his vote in Cincinnati.
In Kentucky, James B. McCreary,
Democrat. was elected governor by
a majority estimated at from 10000
to 100000 A Democratic legislature
also was elected, which insures the
choice of Congressman Ollie James as
United States senator from Kentucky,
Two-thirds of the city of Han
kow, according to a dispatch dated