Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-23
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candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for the presidency. During the
brief stay of Colonel Roosevelt In
Cleveland, w. F. Eirick, well known
locally in politics, greeted the former
president, whom he knows well. i
Mr.. Eirick. "All your friends want
to know, and want to know now,
whether you are to be candidate?"
My hat is in the ring" replied Colonel
Roosevelt. You will have my answer
Monday"
1t develops, says a Raleigh dis
patch, from q conference Of the COM
mittee of the North Carolina Bar as
sociation for the drafting of suita-
BILE Torrens land title bill to be got
ten through the next session OF the
legislature that Chairman T. NJ. Pitt
man of the committee expects to have
a draft of the bill ready for criticism
by the committee very soon now. The
committee is to report to the next
session Of the bar association in June,
when a bill will be definitely agreed
upon and a committee named to enact
Ii into law. 1t Is thought that there
are very good prospects now for the
enactment Of some modified Torrens
system for the state. 1t has been
charged for several sessions OF the
legislature that some legislation OF
the sort would get through but for
the opposition of the lawyer members.
Now, with the bar association COM
ing for a bill Of the kind is expected.
Huntsville. Ala, February 21: An
arrest that has caused q great deal
of interest, and also sympathy, Is that
here on Saturday of Louis York, a
young man Of Lowe Mill village. York
was arrested charged with being an
ex-convict Of Pickens county, South
Carolina. He came to this city two
years ago and married popular young
girl at Lowe, and to them have been
born one child. The man has lived
a Christian life since coming to this
city, and has recently Joined the w.
D. w. York told his wife when they
were sweethearts Of his escape from
the chaingang in South Carolina, but
his arrest came as blow to them
both. The case has been turned over
to Solicitor 2. I. Drake, who will en-
deavor to keep York from having to
return to the chaingang. The young
couple seem to have friends by the
score, as they have all come forward,
and have offered to put up the purse
required to keep York from having to
go back to a life of misery, after liv-
ing an exemplary one for two years.
The high winds, starting their vio-
lent activities with disastrous visi-
tation to Shreveport, La, last Tues
day, continued their sweep over the
southwest Wednesday and went on to
the Atlantic, demoralizing telegraphic
service in nearly all sections Of the
country. The climax Of their velocity
on the Atlantic coast was reached at
10 tho Oola r.
tanned a 60-mile an hour gait At
Austin and San Antonio, Texas, con-
siderable damage was reported, while
the entire state Of Texas felt the force
Of the winds. The worst norther Of
the winter was reported at Houston,
which suffered the double calamities
Of bitter cold and sweeping flames.
Thousands Of dollars worth Of prop
erty was destroyed in the vicinity Of
Meridian, Miss. The winds brought in
their track a recurrence Of winters
The storm reached this state some
what diminished in intensity, but it's
force was sufficient seriously to ham,
per wire service. One fatality. the
death of Julia Watson, a small girl,
was reported from Greenville. In the
middle west the same conditions Of
clogged communication were found,
with the additional handicap Of blind
ing snowstorms. AS a result, there
were a number Of railroad accidents.
and many people were injured.
Conditions throughout Great Brit
ain, particularly in the manufacturing
districts in the north Of England, says
a London cable, are becoming rapidly
worse as a result of the threatened
coal strike, which, If 1t occurs at the
20 ,,,t1r
miners, besides workers In other
trades out of employment. At many
Of the iron works and other big fac
tories the men have received notices
from the employers that their SER
vices would not be required after Feb
ruary 20 should the coal strike be de-
cided on. Most of the factories have
supplies of coal sufficient for the
most urgent work on hand. In London
and other cities the price Of coal al
ready has reached IS a ton and the
poorer classes Of people are paying al
most double this rate as they purchase
owners met in conference today to
consider the general situation in the
trade and also to discuss the invita-
tion Of Premier AsQuith, who has re-
quested them to meet him and some
Of his colleagues at the foreign office
tomorrow to endeavor to arrange q i
basis Of settlement. Both the coal
owners and the miners signified their
acceptance Of Premier Asquith's in
vtation to this conference. The COM
mittee Of the international miners fed
Grafton at it's meeting today was to de-
eide whether the continental coal
miners will support their British COM
rades In the event Of a strike.
-Advices from Mexico to the state
department. indicating widespread an
causing much uneasiness in official
circles. Several cities and towns are
reported to be in the hands of rebels. |
Protests by Americans against rob-
berries are multiplying and robber
bands are operating without apparent
interruption throughout the republic. |
1t is feared here that all that is re-
quired to plunge Mexico into another
civil strife is the appearance of
leader who can harmonic factions
and bring the rebellious elements to-
gether. Sinalao, Oaxaca and Yucatan
are said to be virtually in a state of
open warfare against the Madero gov
ernment, while from all quarters of
Mexico reports of raids by marauding
bands continue to increase. Ameri-
cans in the Culiacan valley in south
Mexico have suffered to such an ex-
tent from the operation Of the robber
bands that they have made an urgent
appeal for aid to the United States
government through Consul Alger.
The extent of the losses to American
interests was not contained in the con-
surs report. The situation in which
Americans in Mexico find themselves
is considered so serious by the state
department that its representatives in
the southern republic have been in
structed to make semi-weekly reports,
in addition to their regular commu-
nications.
Whether it would be dangerous
from the standpoint of facing an
enormous indemnity verdict for the
United States to submit to The Hague
tribunal the claims Of the republic Of
Colombia for the Panama canal strip,
Is question which the house commit
tee on foreign affairs will thoroughly
consider, before making a report to
congress Of its investigation Of Col
ombia's suit, says a Washington dis
patch. Hearing on the Rainey reso-
luton. urging submission of the dis