Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-01-09
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ginning January l, 1910, with the priv
ilege to the plaintiff of extending the
contract for FIVE additional years. The
levying by Germany of a prohlbitlVe
export tax prevented the carrying OUT
of the contract and the plaintin al
legged damages to the amount OF the
suit.
How seven American sailors fought
and worsted a party OF Moro heao
hunters in the heart of Philippine
forest, leaving six of their enemies
dead. was told bv the crew OF the
Muncaster Castle, just in from a five
months cruise in the far east. we
were at Cabu taking on cargo, when
seven of us thought it would be fine
to spend Sunday duck hunting" said
Chief Officer Charles Bonner. we
could find no ducks, so we landed AND
dived into the jungle, thinking TO
bring down some sort of game, any
how. We had gone in the jungle
about three miles when band or nj
teen or twenty natives attacked us.
We had rifles and shotguns, while
they had only bolos, but in one at
tack a Moro got so near TO the head
of Chief Engineer Lewis that ne cut
off the visor of Lewis cap with a
slash of his bolo. We killed six OF
those head hunters. Every now ana
Jnen one uEOppCu We SO'SAN~ ~.
retreat to the shore with occasional
shots. But it took us three hours to
reach our boat"
Shelby, January 6: The Ross ne
groes, charged with the murder or
MIR. and Mrs. John Dixon, will be
brought to Shelby from Gastonia Mon
day morning, but the hearing Of tes-
timony will not begin till Tuesday.
Monday will be consumed in hearing
evidence before the grand jury and
the charge to the jury. A mild form
of having the militia on hand has
been provided, whereby only few
uniformed men will guard the 1aii
at night to prevent escape. The jail
here Is weak, and being on a public
place, where the prisoners could get
outside help through the windows, the
guards will be stationed around the
tail to watch only at night. The off,
cials feel that there will be no evil
dence Of mob violence, so the call on
the militia by the sheriff has been
modified. Neither of the Ross negroes
have as yet retained counseI. SO
Judge Webb will name some member
of the bar, Monday, to look after
their case Messrs. Ryburn & Hoey
and B. Thurman Falls will assist So
licitor George Wilson in prosecution.
Lincoln, Neb January 5: w. ],
Bryan, according to a letter received
from him tonight by his brother
Charles w. Bryan, had an intima-
tion of today's action in filing his name
as a presidential candidate. He wrote
that under no circumstances would
he be a candidate. Mr.. Bryan said
he feared the effort to launch him
might affect his candidacy for dele
gate to the national convention, for
which place, he says, he is still an
aspirant Politicians here believe the
filing of Mr.. Bryan's name Is the be-
ginning of a we'll matured plan to
force him into the race, but his po-
litical intimates 'ay there will be no
difficulty in securing the withdrawal
Of the petition. Mr.. Bryan's name has
been advanced for a position on the
Democratic primary ballot as prefer
entail candidate for the presidency by
a petition placed on file with Secre-
tary of State Wait here TODAY. The
petition Is signed by twenty-six voters
headed by A. A. Arter Of Omaha.
Charles w. BRYAN, brother Of w. j.
Bryan, said today: This filing was
done against Mr.. Bryan's wishes and
without his knowledge. Both Secre-
tary Wait and Mr.. Arter will be asked
to have the petition withdrawn. There
will be no legal proceedings unless
they should become necessary"
Topeka, Kansas, January 6: Il
am in favor Of the nomination and
election of Theodore Roosevelt for
president" Gov. w. r. Stubbs, PRO
gressive" Republican, says in state
ment issued here today. First Gov
ernor Stubs continued, because the
imperative need Of our country Tor
the next four years is a president who
believes in his heart, in the policies
advocated by Lincoln, and who has
the courage of his convictions Sec
ond, because Colonel Roosevelt more
than any other man, is responsible
for the nationwide forward move
ment in the direction of a govern
ment administered honestly and Wig
orously, without fear or favor, for
rich. poor, high. low, black and white.
Colonel Roosevelt is not only the logi-
cal candidate for president at TINS
time, but he is the only one who is
sure to win. He can carry the New
England states, New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, and his majority
throughout the middle west and Pa
cific states would be overwhelming
He would not only carry the full Re-
publican vote in Kansas, If nominal
ed, but he would receive large share
of progressive Democratic votes
Personally 1 am very fond of Sena-
tor LaFollette and regard him as a
great constructionist statesman, but
have not encouraged any general
movement for him in Kansas. l am
fully convinced that Colonel Roose-
Welt Is the only man who can be de-
pended upon to win. and thereby save
the country from four years of uncer-
tain political experiments, which
may involve the wreck and ruin oil
those great national policies associat-
ed with his name. To remove Sena-
tor LaFollette at this time from the
progressive leadership of the senate
would be to take a great factor for
good out of that body and weaken the
common cause in vital place.
- Boston, January 6: The Rev. c
V. T. Richeson. confessed himself
guilty of the murder of his former
sweetheart, Avis Linnell. of Hyannis
i'm document made public by his
counsel today. The confession de-
clares that the accused is gully "ot
the offense of which he is indicted.
which is murder in the first degree
Whether Richeson will pay the ex-
treme penalty, which under Massa-
chuse,ts' law is death in the electric
chair. no court official cared to pre-
dict today. The confession. which
was dated Boston, January 8, 1912
and was addressed to his counsel
John L. Lee, William A. Morse, and
Philip r. Dunbar, reads as follows:
Gentlemen: Deeply penitent for my
sin, and earnestly desiring, as far as
in my power lies to make atonement,
hereby confess that l am guilty of
the offense of which 1 stand indicted.
/ am moved to this course by no in
ducement of self benefit or leniency.
Heinous as is my crime, God has not
wholly abandoned me. and my con-
science and manhood however de-
praved and blighted, will not admit of
my still further wronging, by public
trial, her whose pure young life
have destroyed. Under the lashngs
of remOrse I have suffered and am
suffering the tortures of the damned.
In this find a measure Of comfort. III
my mental anguish 1 recognize that
there is still, by the mercy Of the
Master, some remnant of the divine
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