Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-15
Scraps and facts.

eral grand jury beginning at indian
apolis yesterday. District Attorney
Mccormack of Los Angeles, who has
been in Washington several weeks
comforting with officials Of the depart
ment, left Wednesday night on mis-
sion connected with the government
investigation. Officials, however. de-
cline to discuss the trip in detail. At
torney General Wickersham, through
Assistant Attorney General Harr is
personally directing the government
course. The inquiry is based on two
Federal statutes, and If accumulation
of offenses can be proved under one
or both of these laws against those re-
sponsible for the crimes, long terms
of IMPRISONMENT can be imposed upon
the guilty. The law by which II is
hoped to reach all who have inspired
and directed the outrages make 1t
crime for two or more persons to con-
spire to break a Federal law. This I'M
poses a maximum penalty OF TWO
wears IMPRISONMENT and $4,000 fine.
One or both of the laws would apply
to every illegal shipment OF explosives
Delhi. India, December II: King
George and Queen Mary were solemn
ly crowned emperor and empress OF
India here today amid a scene of un-
rivalcd gnrgeousness. King George
in person proclaimed his coronation:
Before dawn thousands had crossed
the great amphitheater, where the
proceedings were staged. British gov
ernors in state equipages and lndian
princes in magnificent carriages OF
gold and silver began to arrive on the
scene before daylight. The British
officials and the native potentates were
the privileged guests. The princes
and all of the women guests were Sor-
geously dressed. and displayed the
greatest collection of jewels that ever
India has seen. The native royai
women guests were placed on second
and smaller amphitheater, from
whence they had a splendid view OF
the ceremonies from behind screens
and curtains Lord Harding received
King George and Queen Mary, who,
attended by two equerries on horse
back and an escort of mounted troops,
arrived on the scene at 1880 a. m.
Marine bands crashed out with GOO
Save the King at the second OF their
majesties' arrival. The vast multitude
broke forth in thunderous cheers ana
trumpets black and red and drums
rolled in one Of the mightiest mani
festations of loyalty conceivable. Inc
, king then made his coronation speech,
and addressed the multitude In a
clear, distinct voice that easily reach
ed over the greater part of the audi
ef1ce. Then, ascending the steps of
the royal pavilion, their majesties
turned and again faced the multitude,
which sang God Save the King" with
a mighty volume of sound that was
audible for miles A herald read In
English the royal proclamation an
nouncing the coronation, while an as
sistant herald read the same instru-
ment in Urdu for the benefit OF the
native auditors. Lord Harding then
made the public announcement that
the emperor had been pleased to make
certain grants and concessions in com
memoration of the durbar. and that
he had resolved to devote $25O,OO0 to
the promotion Of popular education;
also 1t was announced, that half
months pay would be given to every
British soldier in India and that GER
tain prisoners would be pardoned.
washington, December 12: The
Sherwood service pension bill, which
adds upwards Of $70,000,000 to the
governments annual expenditures by
granting increased pensions to Veter-
ans. OF the war between the sections
and the Mexican war on the basis OF
length of service, was passed by the
house tonight, despite the determined
opposition Of many Democratic lead
ers. Mr.. Fisher, secretary OF the in
terror, has estimated that the bill
would add $4,000 900 to the pension
roll If the 100000 veterans eligible
take advantage of it. Eight Republi-
cans voted with the eighty-four DEM
ocrats against the bill. Speaker Clark
voted with the majority of his party
for the bill, and o. W. Underwood,
Democratic leader, and Mr.. Fitzgerald
of New York, chairman Of the appro-
priations committee, voted against 1t.
The bill now will go to the senate,
where there is a disposition to pass
some form of service pension legisla-
ton. Leaders will proceed slowly in
the consideration of this legislation
and many house Democrats voted for
the measure in the belief that the sem
ate would not pass it. The Sulloway
age pension bill, passed by the house
last spring. failed of passage in the
senate at that time. This Republican
measure was offered unsuccessfully
in the house as a substitute for the
Sherwood bill. Scores Of amendments
were offered, and a hard but unsuc-
cessful fight was made to have a
straight 81 day pension bill estab-
lished without regard to length of SER
vice of the veterans. The Sherwood
bill would establish the following basis
of pensions: For service Of ninety
days to six months, SIS per month;
from six to nine months, $40 per
year, $25 per month; more than one
year, $50 month. The fight on the
bill was waged along political lines to
a considerable extent, and members of
each party charged the other party
with buncombe in their attitude to-
ward the old soldiers. Prominent
Democrats attacked the bill as direct
ly opposed to the Democratic princi-
Piles of economy and destructive of
plans to reduce the tariff. Chairman
Fitzgerald of the appropriation COM
mittee fought it because of it's tre-
mendous drain on the treasury. Rep
resentative Harrison of New York, a
leading Democrat on the ways and
means committee, declared that the
bill knocks in the face all pretensions
made by the Democratic party in the
the last campaign"
Gibraltar, December 13: Princess
Louise Victoria, princess royal of
Great Britain and Ireland and sister
of King George w. and her daughters,
had a thrilling experience today when
the Peninsular and Oriental steamship
Delhi. on which they were vOyaging
to Egypt, struck the reefs off Cape
Shartel. the northwest extremity of
Africa. While being taken ashore by
the longboat of the British armored
cruiser Duke of Edinburgh they were
thrown into the water by the capsizing
of the boat, one Of the daughters hav-
ing a narrow escape from drowning.
She was rescued by sailor and car
ried to land with the others. all suf-
fering severely from the bitter cold.
The Delhi struck at l o'clock in the
morning, in a thick fog. Immediately
all the passengers hurried from their
staterooms half dressed and put on
life preservers. Water poured stead
lily into the cabins, while enormous
seas, sometimes mast-high broke over
the vessel. Signals of distress were
sent out by wireless, and the first war
ship to arrive was, the French cruiser
Friant. 1t was long past daylight be-
fore the Friant' SA~Sfeau38 launch was