Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-26
Scraps aud faets.

a telegram to the secretary Of war in
Washington directing him to dispatch
Major Blanton Winship, U. 5. A., 10
Halifax, n. S., to scrutinize carefully
the bodies of all the Titanic victims
landed there by the cable-ship Mack
ay-Bennett in the hope Of recovering
that of Maj. Archibald w. Butt. MI.
Stimson was directed to send MAJOR
Winship, q roommate OF Major Butt,
but provision was made in case he is
not in Washington to have Lieutenant
General Palmer, another close friend
of Major Butt, sent at once to Hall
fax The president was hopeful that
Major Butts body would be found
among those brought to Halifax.
The cable-ship Mackay Bennett,
which was sent to search for the
bodies of passengers and crew lost in
the Titanic disaster, reports that II
has recovered 205 of these bodies, or
which forty three were identified. The
bodies recovered. of course, were sus-
tained by life preservers and were
floating in the sea. Many Of the bodies
had drifted fifty miles and all were IN
the same general neighborhood. Where
people had been unable to proVlde
themselves with life preservers. whlch
was the case of many, their bodies
sank. The Mackey- Bennett has pro-
ceeded to Halifax, Nova Scotia. From
there all the bodies that can be identl-
fled will be sent to relatives. Other
bodies will be buried in the sea-
A visit Of VIM. Jennings Bryan to
Washington Tuesday and his confer
ences with various party leaders, par
ticularly in the senate, was followed
Wedn esday by widespread discussion
of the possibility that the distinguish
ed Nebraskan might again be the
Democratic candidate for president.
Mr. Bryan frankly stated to inter
viewers that he was not candidate
for the nomination in any sense OF
the word and that it was difficult for
him TO conceive Of any circumstances
under which he might be candidate
He said that there were plenty Of 9TH
er progressives in the party from
whom a selection could be made.
Despite these public utterances, some
Democratic senators today, In dis
cussing their informal talks with Mr.
Bryan, were inclined to the belief
that under certain conditions MI
Bryan would not decline the nomina-
ton. In short the impression left was
that IL Col. Roosevelt should be the
Republican nominee, Mr.. Bryan would
once more like to take the field against
him.
For the last ten days a band OF
thirty outlaws, says a San Diego. Cal,
dispatch, a detachment of the 115th
company of coast artillery from Fort
Rose, Kansas, and a force OF Mexican
soldiers have been playing game OF
hide-and-seek on the international
boundry line between Camp and ia
cumba. When the outlaws, mostly
Americans who are believed to be an
insurrecto force, appear on the Amer
ID oh W
American soldiers and driven across
the border into Mexico. When they
confront the federals across the bor-
der they scurry to the American side
of the line. Several skirmishes have
taken place in which there has been
firing by both the American soldiers
and the Mexican federals, answered
by the outlaws, but thus far no fatali-
ties have resulted. 1t was reported
yesterday. that the outlaws have en-
trenched themselves in the hills near
Jacumba and are awaiting reinforce
ments. The leader Of the band is
said to be Juan Tobo, who was an Of
ficer under Pryce, Mosby and Latin,
during the revolution Of one year ago.
Ranches on both sides Of the line
have been looted and residents on the
Mexican side have flocked into Camp
for protection.
The Leyland steamer, California,
was less than twenty miles from the Ill
fated White Star liner Titanic, when
the later foundered on the morning
of April 15. Captain Lord, Of the
California, said at Boston Tuesday
night that had he known of the Titan
les plight all the latter's passengers
could have been saved. That his
ship was the steamer reported to have
passed within five miles Of the sinking
liner and to have disregarded signals
for help, Captain Lord denied positive
ly. II figure that We were from II
to 19 miles distant from the Titanic
that night" he said. About 1880
that Sunday night we steamed into
an immense ice field" said Captain
Lord, land Immediately as matter
of safety our engines were shut down
to wait for daylight. With the engines
stopped the wireless was Of course
not working so we heard nothing of
the Titanic's plight until the next
morning. Then the news came in a
message from the Virginian. On re-
ceipt Of the message we started i'm
mediately for the scene Of the dis
aster." Captain Lord explained state
ments credited to members Of his crew
to the effect that the Californian was
within sight of the Titanic and failed
10 .TeSpOIlu " utE CdllS loI dSSlSldhSS
by saying: Sailors will tell almost
anything when they are ashore"
- Between IS and 100 engineers
and conductors, former employees of
the National Lines Of Mexico, called
at Fort Sam Houston Tuesday, and,
through Brig. Gen. Joseph Duncan,
commander of the department of Tex
as. proffered their services as railroad
men to the United States government
should it become necessary to inter-
vene in the Mexican situation and
send troops across the border to re-
store conditions in the republic. Gen.
Duncan thanked the trainmen for
their offer and will secure the name
of every man in the delegation and
also a record of the territory with
which he is most familiar. This data
will be forwarded to Washington.
For a space of two hours Gen. Dun
can and officers of his staff heard ac-
counts of conditions in Mexico from
the lips of those who have gone
through both the Madero and the
present revolution. Their experiences
as related pictured a reign Of anarchy
and lawlessness. The trainmen unani-
mously declared the Federal govern
ment is incapable of controlling the
situation. From personal observation
they related tales of cruelty to men,
outrages and insults to women, pillag-
ing and robbery, perpetrated by row.
ing bands Of guerrillas which infest
all parts of the country. They had
told of hatred existing for all Amer
leans and said the American flag was
hissed even in Mexico City. In 9TH
er parts of the republic they say they
have seen "Old Glory" pulled from
it's fiagpole, torn to pieces and tram
pied in the dust.
President Taft donned his fighting
clothes yesterday, according to Bos-
ton dispatch, abandoning his policy of
silence under the attacks that Col.
Theodore Roosevelt has made on him
and upon his administration, and for
the first time, since Mr.. Roosevelt an
nOunced his candidacy, launched into
a bitter denunciation Of the former
president. From the time Mr.. Taft en-
tered Massachusetts, and made his first
speech at Springfield, shortly after
noon, until late tonight, he hammered
away at Colonel Roosevelt. The pres
ident made close to dozen speeches.
In all he made it clear that he Is un-
alterably opposed to Mr.. Roosevelt;
that he saw disaster in third term