Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-13

$3.50 to $400. This, added TO the sums
originally offered by the county OF
Henderson and the city of Henderson
willie, brings the total reward up to
$3.50. The governor in short inter-
view, said he had no power to give
funds to help the investigation OF the
Hawkins case, although he would very
much like to do so. He said that he
hoped the mystery would be solved
at an early date. 1t Is generally felt
here that the end of this case. Is not
far off"
Work on the great fortress on
Flamenco island, which will guard the
Pacific entrance to the Panama canal,
Is to begin at once, under orders IS
sued by the war department last Fri
day This island lies directly In front
of the canal entrance and the nearest
lock, the injury or destruction OF when
would prevent the operation or the
canal lies eight miles inland. The
Flamenco island defenses will insure
safety for the great waterway on that
side, as no hostile ship could get with
In striking distance of the lock without
fatal exposure to the guns of the fort.
The defenses will be of the most mod
ern type, comprising 14-inch guns
and the heaviest type of seacoast NOR
tars in use. Within a short time the
engineers will be ready to begin the
work of constructing similar defenses
on the Atlantic side Of the isthmus.
Owing to the low and marshy charac-
ter of the ground, however. the dif-
ficulties will he much greater than on
the Pacific side.
Havana, February IL: The wreck
of the Maine floated free Of the mud
tonight when water was turned into
the dam surrounding the wreck. The
water within the dam Is about four
teen feet below the harbor level at low
tide. 1t was the intention tomorrow to
let in the water more rapidly, so that
by nightfall the wreck will be raised
to the harbor level, leaving no more
to he done, except to break the dam
and float out the ship. Water was
forced into the dam through system
Of pipes fixed at the bottom OF the ship,
the bower being supplied by a pump
which had been recovered from the
wreck. The ship began to rise almost
Immediately. The midship section,
which had been furnished with bulk
head, rose more rapidly on account or
superior buoyancy than the heavily
weighted sharp pointed stern, so that
tonight the Maine Is somewhat down
by the stern. The hull lists to port,
which Is being corrected by the use
of ballast No leaks Of any Importance
have been discovered. Many hundreds
of visitors thronged the dam all day,
watching the relocating Of the Maine.
Major Ferguson, who has had charge
Of the work, has received many con-
gratulations on his success. The ship
will remain here within the dam until
orders are received from Washington
to float her out, which can be done
within fortnight.
Washington, February 10: George
P. McCabe, solicitor Of the department
Of agriculture, appeared before the
house committee on expenditures in
the department of agriculture today
to outline the attitude Of Secretary
Wilson and himself, relative to the
Florida Everglades land case. Charges
of suppressed reports have been made
by Representatives Clark and Bath
rick, and the discharge Of Chief Drain
age Engineer c. G. Elliott and his as
sistant, A. A. Moorehouse. McCabe
was called to complete a statement
he began before the committee early
In the week, preliminary to the in
quiry which begins Tuesday. 1t was
charged before the committee that the
report Of ]. o. Wright, formerly de-
partment engineer and now drainage
engineer Of Florida, was not printed
in a senate document on the Ever
glades situation until Wright revised
the proofs to conform with his original
notes. Senator Fletcher OF Florida,
who had the Everglades reports print
ed as a document declared the senate
document does contain the full report
made by J. o. Wright and that 1t "ap-
pears In the document precisely as
ordered set up and printed by the
proper officers Of the department"
Why the publication Of the report was
stopped originally in 1910, Fletcher de-
ciared, was unknown. Another phase
to be investigated by the committee
is why the circular on the Everglades,
published by Engineer Elliott's order,
and afterwards suppressed, 1t Is said,
by Secretary Wilson's order, was not
printed in the senate document.
Washington, February 9: A re-
duction of the cavalry force Of the
United States army from fifteen to
ten regiments, with = consequent re-
duction Of the enlisted force Of the
army by $3.50 men, was voted into the
army appropriation bill in the house
late today, after a bitter fight. The
cavalry reduction amendment was
presented by Congressman Hay, OF
the military affairs committee, who
was in charge of the SSS,000,000 ap-
preparation bill, but it did not bear the
endorsement of the committee. 1t was
vigorously opposed by the Republi-
cans of the house, and 1t will probably
be the cause of another fight when the
bill is put upon it's final passage. Mr..
Hay declared the United States army
was topheavy with cavalry. Where
the British army had a cavalry force
equal to one-sixth Of infantry, he said,
the American cavalry was equal to
ho1
Hay amendment, as reported today,
would establish a maximum of ten
regiments of cavalry. The enlistment
in the five regiments thus to be drop
ped would be mustered out, but the
officers would be retained and absorbed
into other regiments of cavalry, or
into other branches of the army. with
out reduction Of grade. 1t was esti-
mated by Chairman Hay that the i'm
mediate saving from the reduction in
cavalry force would be $4,356,253. The
present strength of the army is thirty
regiments of infantry and fifteen regi-
ments of cavalry. The Hay amend
ment, If retained In the final draft OF
the army appropriation bill, would be-
come effective July l. 1912.
Dramatic as was the testimony of
John Mitchell. vice president Of the
American Federation of Labor, in his
trial for contempt of court before the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia, Friday, the testimony of Pres
ident Samuel Gompers was even more
dramatic. Mr.. Mitchell. with Mr..
Gompers and Secretary Frank Morri-
son, of the federation, are co-defend-
ants in the contempt case, growing out
of their alleged violation Of the in
junction granted by the court in the
Bucks Stove and Range company lit
igation. All three are under jail SEN
tences. Mr. Mitchell was ss-exam-
ined at length, and, with tears in his
eyes, he recited his feelings when, on
the eve Of Christmas, he was forced 70
relinquish a holiday visit to his fam
lily to appear before the court for SEN
tence. Mr.. Gompers spoke with equal
feeling when, following Mr.. Mitchell,
he was asked why he had not availed
himself of the opportunity to end the
controversy by apologizing to the
courl, Il considered the suggestion to
apologize to the court as an effort TO
humiliate me-" he cried, ito break my
heart and break my spirit. and 1t was
a thing that l was not inclined to per-
nit" During Saturday, Justice Wright
of the court intimated that If Mitch
ell would make a promise that he
would obey future court injunctions