Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-16

the economic waste" would be COM
mensurately decreased.
The Kentucky house Of representa-
tives unanimously adopted resolutions
setting forth that the last presidents
of the United States elected from the
south were James K. Polk, in 1874,
and Zachary Taylor, in 1S4s, declaring
that every thought Of sectionalism mas
passed away, and resolving that 1t Is
the sense Of this house that In the
future In the selection of a candidate
for president of the United States the
qualifications Of any prospective candi-
date should not be prejudiced or ig-
nored because he is q citizen of
southern state of the Union" Copies
of the resolution will be sent to con-
gress and the governor Of each state
in the Union with the request that he
place II before his house Of representa-
tives.
Recalling the days Of Roy Bean.
famous justice Of the peace. who
number Of years ago was known as
"alT the law west Of the Pecos," Judge
J. n. Knowles of the commissioners
court, at Midland, Tex, last Tuesday,
laid aside his official dignity long
enough to engage in fistic battle.
During the session Judge Knowles pre-
siding, made an assertion regarding
previous ruling of the court. mas
much as the commissioners court Is
a county tribunal Of considerable i'm
portance in the county. comments on.
its rulings are not to be lightly made,
even by the presiding. justice. So
thought Commissioner julie Driver,
who was present. No sooner had the
offending remark been made when he
rose and exclaimed: You are liar,
judge!" The court did not hesitate.
This court will stand adjourned" an
nounced Judge Knowles, until I whip
the man who just now called me
liar" Then it happened. Those who
witnessed the fight say the judge scor-
ed the greatest number of .pugilistic
points. "A few minutes later the judge
reconvened court, fined himself for
fighting, and paid the fine. The court
then went back to work. and its dig
nifty was not further ruffled.
Correspondence intended to prove
that the Panama revolution had been
planned in New York and Washing
ton, was produced last Tuesday before
the house committee on foreign af-
fairs by Henry n. Hall Of the. New
York World. The committee is In
vestigating incidents connected with
the acquisition Of the Panama canal
zone by the United States. Mr.. Hall
put in evidence letters and cablegrams
alleged to have passed between DR..
Amador and Mr.. Arrange, Panama Of
ficials prior to the revolution. These.
he contended, sustained his assertion
that the war was inspired in the Unit
ed States. He also quoted from cor
respondence said to have been pro-
cured from the confidential files or
the navy department, but which was
withheld from congress under Presi-
dent Roosevelt's orders, which he said
threw light on the navy's activity In
the warlike preparations. The wit
ness created a mild sensation by de-
claring that copies Of the state de-
partment's secret code could be bought
easily In Paris. This declaration was
answered later by Huntington Wilson,
assistant secretary Of state, who said
that the old cipher codes undoubtedly
could be bought there, but that since
the time OF which Hall was treating
the code had been twice changed.
Picking, February IA: Indifference
of the Chinese masses to the form OF
government is very evident in the cap
ital. They accept the news of the
republic without demonstration, either
favorable or unidvorable. There Is not
the slightest difference apparent on
the streets. The police did not in
struct the people to hang out flags In
celebration of the new regime, and
therefore no bunting was displayed.
Owing to preparations for the Chinese
New Year, on February IS, the people
have no time to take the abdication
of the throne into consideration, eX-
cept in regard to the prospect of the
soldiers marring the festivities of the
only holiday in the year. More than
10000 troops are in Peking or sta
toned around the city walls. The city's
discipline has always been lax and 1t
is now less stringent than ever, and
this fact makes looting possible. New
ertheless, Yuan Shi Kai, 1t is believed,
will stop this Chinese officeholders
are confident Yuan Shi Kai controls
the political situation and believe the
south will accept what he offers. The
south, however, has not yet signitied
it's acceptance of the proposed coalition.
Yuan Shi Kai officially informed the
foreign legations here today that the
throne has instructed him to form a
republican government which will for
the time being continue to be carried
on with his former cabinet.
The United States government on
last Tuesday arrested almost all OF
the fifty-four men indicted in the dy-
Mantle conspiracy case. 1t took into
custody within a few hours practi-
cally the entire official staff of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. including
the chief officers, members of the ex-
ecutive board and about twenty busi-
ness agents and former business
agents. These included Frank NJ. Ry-
an, president; John T. Butler of Buff
falo, N. Y, first vice-president, and
Herbert S. Hockin, second vice-presi-
dent and successor to J. ]. Mcnamara
as secretary-treasurer. Each Of these
men was required to give $4,000 bond
for his appearance for arraignment at
Indianapolis with all other defendants