Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-08
Straps and fats.

American Consul General Wilder, at
Shanghai. and the question of tender
ing Red Cross aid is under considera-
ton. The entire territory between
Hankow and Shanghai, a distance of
about six hundred miles, has been
overfiowed. Cities and towns are un-
der water, many dwellings being en-
tirely submerged. Conditions among
the people are distressing and IA
mine threatens them. Unless the tide
of the Yang-Tse soon subsidies it is
believed that conditions will become
far worse.
THE tenth infantry, now at san
Antonio, Texas, which will form the
nucleus of the permanent garrison to
be established on the Panama Canal
Zone, will sail from Galveston Sep
tember IA on army transports for
Colon. The regiment was selected be-
cause 1t is one Of the few organiza-
lions recruited up to full regimental
strength and thoroughly drilled and
trained at San Antonio during the
manoeuvres. The regiment will be
followed by others in few months.
Great economy has been effected by
the adoption of the buildings now
used by the Isthmian canal workers
to shelter the troops, and 1t Is claim
ed that at a cost of $65,000 the army
will be in possession Of post on the
Isthmus that would otherwise cost
$1.5O0,0 900.
Berlin, September 6: Foreign
Minister Won Kiderlen- Weachters
statement in the conversations Oh
Monday with Representative Bart,
holdt and C. B. Wolfram, the special
ambassadors of President Taft in the
presentation of the Gen. Won Steuoen
monument, in which he said that the
Moroccan problem was in a fair way
of being settled without recourse to
hostilities, is apparently true. That
the negotiations now going on were
largely a matter of bargaining Is
plainly re-echoed today in the inspir-
ed German newspapers. Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Ho Hollweg, who has re-
turned from Kiel is said to have had
a long talk with Emperor William. IL
Is now stated that the foreign minis
ter will deliver Germany's answer to
Ambassador Cambon probably tomor-
row.
After being held in the Henrico
county Jail here as witnesses for the
commonwealth in the Henry Beatue
case for more than month, Paul
Beattie and Beulah Binford were CIV.
en- their liberty yesterday by order OF
Judge Walter A. Watson of the Ches-
terfield county court. Paul Beattle
went directly to his home and enjoy
ed his liberty immensely. He will Ia
ter go to New York and go into vaude-
Vile, having received many tempting
offers during his incarceration. The
"girl in the case" did not leave the
Jail until some time after Paul Beat
tie. She was in conference with
and left about noon with them for the
metropolis to pose for moving pic
ture productions No demonstration
whatever marked the liberation of the
two witnesses.
- Montgomery, Ala, September 6:
Mr.. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture
of Alabama, tonight announced the
programme for the cotton growers
convention which will meet here next
Tuesday morning and be in session
three days Several distinguished men
will make addresses, among them
United States Senators John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi and E. d.
Smith of South Carolina; William
Hay, assistant secretary of agriculture;
DR.. w. E. Kinds, state entomologist OF
Alabama; Harvie Jordan of Atlanta,
c. S. Barrett, national president OF the
Farmers Union; w. P. G. Harding
of Birmingham: Gov. O'Neal of Ala
bama; A. G. Hudson commissioner
of agriculture of Georgia and Com
missioner Kone of Texas. Commis-
sioner Kolb stated that he expects TO-
900 delegates.
After a lapse of thirty-six years,
Capt Matthew Webb's feat Of SWIM
ming the English Channel has been
duplicated by William Burgess, a
Yorkshireman. 1t was Burgess's six
teenth attempt, he having first essay
ed the task in 1904. Burgess started
from South Foreland, Dover, at lilo
o'clock Tuesday morning. He landed
at Lechatelet, a little village, two
miles east of Cape Girls NeZ, at $50
o'clock this morning, accomplishing
the passage in twenty-five hours and
thirty-fve minutes. A motor boat ac-
companied the swimmer and 1t is eS-
timated that Burgess owing to the
side sea course he was compelled to
take because of the tides, covered six
ty miles. Twice he was attacked by
sickness and several times was only
held to his task by the strongest will
power and the encouraging words OF
the men in the boat. Burgess return
ed by motor boat to Deal Wednesday
evening.
- Outlawed by the state and with
a heavy reward hanging over his
head Code Lane, the moonshiner
charged with the shooting of Revenue
officer r. F. Henry, strobe into
North Wilkesboro. n. c., last Tues
day and surrendered to the county
authorities. With him surrendered
also Welborn Nance. who is alleged
to be implicated in the shooting. The
Federal officer was shot and seriously
wounded two weeks ago in a raid by
the officers on a coterie Of moon
sinners whom they surrounded in a
desolate spot in the Brushy noun
tains. The mountaineers first shot
down the horses the officers were rid
ing and that not deterring the at
tacking party fired TO kill. shooting
Henry. Two of the officers returned
to Wilkesboro for reinforcements and
a surgeon and when the relief party
returned they too were fired upon
and a desperate battle ensued with no
fatal results. The authorities outlaw
ed Lane last Friday and officers had
surrounded his supposed hiding place
in the mountains for days but in some
manner he eluded them until he
made up his mind to give himself up.
As much of the wrecked battle
ship Maine" as available funds will
permit will be removed or prepared
for removal from Havana harbor,
and then the mammoth cofferdam,
surrounding the ruins, will be refilled
with water to await an additional APP
preparation by congress to finish the
raising preparations. Congress fail
ed to act on the presidents request
for an additional $250,000, and the
money on hand will probably be eX-
pended in a month or two more. Be
cause of the lack Of funds even the
funeral services over the recovered
remains of the dead, and the cree
ton in Arlington National cemetery
of the mast of the Inflated vessel as a
monument to them must be pOstpon-
ed. The badly wrecked forward part
of the vessel or about tWO-thirdS of