Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-15
Scraps and faets.

the Inspection lncluQe the hauohS.
banks. The purpose of this system Il
to prevent any recourse to one OF ln'
means by which in the past, banks
whose reserves were impaired often
with questionable transactions In the
background, were able to deceive th'
examiners by borrowing cash 1roH
another bank in the same city.
The doctor who attended Emperor
Mutsuhito, of Japan, in his last Ill
ness is finding himself in difticultie:
because he will not satisfy the de.
mands of that circle in Toxic whtcf
still cling to old ideas. Accordlne
to a special correspondence OF Ii
Journal of Paris, these people, who
have been much impressed by Gen
eral Nogi's suicide, demand that the
doctor also shall commit markham
but he declines to do so. 1t has beer
explained to him that he will be helo
in dishonor If he does not follow the
example of General Nogi, but all per-
suasion and indignation leave him un.
moved. 1t was not his fault, ne says
that the emperor died. He has de-
clared in several journals that he was
unable to attend the Mikado as nc
should have done, owing to court ed-
uuette. and added that If the en-
peror had followed his advice and ab.
Stained from alcoholic drinks he would
still be alive. The doctor, who Is ar
uncommonly able man, Is at this mo-
ment one of the most despised men In
Japan.
Ell Paso, Texas, October 13: Reb-
els late today held up passenger
train $50 miles south Of this point, on
the border, rifled the mail and the ex-
press cars and kidnapped Jno. Cam.
eron, a wealthy stock broker Of e.
Paso. The train was allowed to pro-
ceed south. John T. Cameron was on
his way to purchase cattle to be i'm
ported into the United States. 1t is
believed he is held either for ransom
or to prevent further stock shipments
from the districts held by the rebels
A Mexican passenger was also held
according to the report. Opening OF
the Mexican Northwestern railway
after a lapse Of traffic for week
caused. by destruction of the road by
rebels makes known large recent loss
es by the company. Aside from the
destruction Of many trestles on the
line, a train Of "a cars Of choice lum-
Der, destined for the United States
was burned. The loss Of the lumber
train is estimated at more than $780,
900. Federal troops continue to Of
fer no protection to the railway, re-
manning in the large towns, say pas
sengers arriving here. Some signih-
canoe is attached to the departure to
the state capital Of Gen. Antonio Ra-
bago, commander Of the district. 1t Is
understood he has been recalled tc
Mexico City. Troops are on the way tc
the city Of Chihuahua to replace
Rabago's troops.
Philadelphia, October 12: Mar
shall E. Reid, the aviator, and Henry
c. Muslin, lieutenant commander OF
the navy, who left Cape May Point
yesterday for this city in hydro
aeroplane and for whose safety ap-
prehension was felt, were picked uI
by a Philadelphia police boat. The
hydro-aeroplane fell into the Maurice
river and was wrecked. Mr.. Reid and
his companion were not hurt. A tele-
gram received from Commander Mus
tin says the motor exploded, but the
hydroplane was not seriously damaged
and landed in the river. Some hours
afterward an oyster patrol boat dis
covered the plight Of the two avia-
tors and took them on board. Mr.
Reid told of the thrilling escape from
Muslin. He said: 1--WE left Cape May
intending to sail over the Delaware
Bay and river to the Philadelphia
navy yard, IS miles away. At zoe
o'clock yesterday afternoon when we
were about IL miles from Cape May
flying about $50 feet in the air and
making 40 miles an hour, the engine
exploded. The four cylinders blew
out together. The aeroplane caught
fire and we dropped like a stone
Right down into Delaware bay we
went, but the flames were extinguish-
ed by the waves. The pontoons kept
us afioat and we drifted around in the
bay for fifteen hours and forty min
driven into the bottom Of the bay to
indicate the position Of an oyster bed
and we made fast to 1t and waited
for daybreak. We were picked up
and landed by an oyster patrol boat
which also took the wrecked machine
ashore. Both Muslin and / escaped
without a scratch. The only expla-
nation I can give for the accident is
that the gasoline we had is OF toe
high quality. The pontoons saved our
lives and this proves that hydroplanes
are much safer than the ordinary
flying machines If that accident had
happened over land there is nothing
in the world that would have saved
u.s." .
Rawlings, Wyoming, October IL;
Twenty convicts, led by Jim Dalton
member Of the Whitney gang Of bank
robbers, escaped through a broken
fence in the penitentiary yard this
afternoon. Eleven still were at large
tonight and the possibility Of their re-
capture Is remote. 1t is believed they
gained the hills north Of the town
before nightfall. The reign OF terror
which holds the town tonight began
at 8 o'clock this afternoon, when from
the penitentiary burst bedlam OF
shouts Of convicts and through the
streets nineteen men in prison uni
form ran in a body. Horses hitched
in front Of stores were seized by the
leaders and bore them away to the
hills, out distancing the guards that
closed in on the rear Of the fugitives,
after losing some time investigating
the cause Of the uproar in the cells.
Meanwhile four of the convicts seized
a grocery wagon and compelled the
boy driving II to race for the hills.
When the horse gave out they loaded
themselves with provisions and ran,
Four of the fugitives hiding in a can
yon north Of Rawlings were caught
half an hour after the outbreak and
a fifth was captured while making for
the railroad tracks. IhEee were cor
nered in another canyon a mile west
Of the town by mounted pursuers, but
have not been taken. The guards re-
turning with the five prisoners were
greeted by the convicts with groans
and it was then discovered in the ex-
citement Of the pursuit that another
prisoner had escaped, making twenty
in all. Shortly before Z o'clock to-
night four fugitives were discovered
hiding in a barn within a block OF
the prison. Two were caught by
guards, but two got away from the Of
ficers, who feared to fire because OF
a crowd in the vicinity. A little later
Warden Alston arrived at the peniten-
tiary with two men he had taken
single handed. A searching party of
citizens is securing the vicinity and
armed men patrol the streets to pre-
vent a possible night descent Of the
convicts in search of clothing and
arms.
-Constantinople, October 13: Wheth-
er for the purpose Of furnishing provo
cation for war or to show the Balkan
allies that Turkey cannot be intimi-
dated the government is acting with
an aggressiveness calculated 10 bring
on hostilities. The embargo Of Greek
ships. the detention of Servian ammu-
milton and the seizure of Bulgarian
railway cars all constitute belligerent