Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-23
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been erected for distance of half
mile where thousands of people were
seated. AS the babies passed single file
before the judges stand where the gov
ernor sat, his attention was attracted
by a little fellow who was perched on
the protruding ears of Bull Moose.
Charles Joseph Hoffman of Asbury
Park, a year old, rode the animal and
wore a rough rider costume. The moth
er who wheeled the float stopped 1t In
front of the governor. He leaned over
and shook hands, while the crowd cheer
ed. Another 'insurgent baby" as the
governor phased 1t, was little fellow in
fireman's costume who drew diminu-
tive hook and ladder, but passed the
stand red-faced and in tears clinging
to his mothers dress and kicking his
feet. One baby was decorated with a
color band that read, Win with Will
son." The governor waved to a half
dozen little fellows, representing the
Olympic athletes. They won the first
prize, a big gold cup. The governor
waved to half f-stand once and walked
across the road to the throne where the
queen of the event sat. She was Miss
Hazel Manners. The governor greeted
the queen while the crowd cheered.
liam Booth, general and commander
in-chief of the Salvation army, passed
away at 1913 o'clock last night. He
was born in Nottingham in 1929. The
veteran Salvation Army leader was un-
conscious for forty-eight hours pre-
vious to his death. The medical bulle-
tins had not revealed the seriousness
of the generals condition, which for
week past, it is now admit ed was hope
less. Twelve weeks ago General Booth
underwent an operation for the remov-
al Of a cataract in his left eye. For two
days after the operation indications
justified the hope Of the generals re-
covery. Then, however, septic poison
ing set in and from that time, with the
exception Of occasional rallies, the pa
tents health steadily declined. The
general recognized that the end was
near and often spoke Of his work as
being finished. In the presence of all
the Salvation Army commissioners and
the principal officers in London at the
International headquarters on Queen
Victoria street, General Booths testoy
ment, intrusted to the army's solicitor
twenty-five years ago, appointing the
late commander in chiefs son, Bram-
we'll Booth, to succeed him, was open
ed today and read. Bramweu Booth,
vation Army since 1880, accepted the
succession formally with much feeling.
His speech was prayer and the Scrip
tural reading was followed by an i'm
preSsiVe service Mrs. Bramwell Booth
and Mrs. Booth -Helberd, and other
well-known army leaders were among
the participants. General Booths fun
eral will be held on the afternoon of
August 20 at Abney Park cemetery, in
Stoke-New Inglon, where his wife is
buried. The funeral procession from
the International headquarters which
will pass through some Of the principal
thoroughfares of the city will start at
noon. Many thousands Of persons are
expected to participate in the funeral
service for the army, which will be held
on the preceding night at the great hall
of Olympia which has been chosen for
it's spaciousness. King George was one
of the first to telegraph his condolences
to the bereaved family. Messages also
were received from Premier Asquith,
the archbishop of Canterbury and 9TH
er prelates Of the Church Of England;
the lord mayor of London, Sir Thomas
B. Crosby; the earl Of Meath, and the
earl Of Aberdeen and many others, in
Guiding representatives of all the Pro-
testant creeds and prominent persons
Of the Jewish faith.
Washington, August %: Unde-
tered by projected senate resolutions
regarding the constitutionality of the
landing of American sailors and ma
rines in Nicaragua the navy depart
ment today dispatched preemptory or
ders to navy yards on two sides of the
continent to rush reinforcements to the
naval forces now located far in the in
terror of the insurrection-torn country.
Fear that the forces there now are in
danger of annihiliation at the hands Of
the insurgents prompted the order.
Government officials are satisfied that
they are acting completely within their
rights in landing the sailors and ma
rines, and that this does not constitute
an act of war such as cam only be au-
thoriZed by congress. The official ba-
sis for this contention rests upon sew
eral grounds. In the first place the
titular government of Nicaragua and
the only one recognized by the United
States has formally requested Ameri-
can Minister WeitZel, Capt. Terhune,
commanding the gunboat Annapolis,
and Capt Durell of the gunboat Taco
ma to employ their forces to protect
foreign lives and property, which the
Nicaraguan government frankly ad-
mitted it could not itself do. In the
second place, the state and navy de-
partments are able to point to prece-
dents where both troops and naval
forces have been landed to protect
American interests where a state of
anarchy was threatened or the local
authorities were unable to guarantee
protection for foreigners. Attention Is
called to the fact that large detach-
ment of American soldiers is now quar-
tered on Chinese soil, protecting the
railroad from Tsinan F'e to Peking. The
chief reason, however, for the order Is
that at Managua is a force of several
hundred American bluejackets and ma
rines who are trying to prevent the
commission of an act Of savagery and
barbarism in violation of all rules of
civilized warfare in the capture and
sacking and pillaging of city filled
with non -combatants including women
and children. The American force IS
small compared with the besiegiEg reb-
ell army and the officials are not dis
posed to split hairs over constitutional
questions while these American lives
are in danger of annihi!iation. From
Minister WeitZers reports and those
of the naval captains, though fragmeE-
tary and delayed, the state department
concluded that there is need of heavy
reinforcements in Nicaragua though it
is believed that Col Smedley D. But
Ter, the commanding officer of the shore
forces, can handle the situation until
the reirforcements reach hin.
On evidence unexpected ly strength
ened by the testimony of Sam Sleeps
and Jack" Zelig, the East Side gang
leader, the grand jury today reindicted
Police Lieut.. Charles Becker for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal and hand
ed down also the expected indictments
against six of his alleged tools, the four
gunmen accused of actually doing the
shooting. They are "Gyp, the Blood"
and Lefty Louie" who are still at
large; "Dago Frank" Cirofici, and
Whitley" Lewis, now in the Tombs:
Jack Sullivan, who is alleged to have
given the murder signal" and William
Shapiro. driver of the murder car"
Sam Sleeps, who was before the jury
two hours, did even more toward i'm
plicating Becker in the murder plot
than had been anticipated by District
Attorney Whitman who expected no
more than a confederation of the story
told by Jack Rose. Jack Zelig also sup
ported Roses story, it was learned. Ze
lig told of happenings before the muir
der tending to show the alleged deter
mination of Becker to get rid of Ro-
senthal and Sleeps related events af-
ter the murder which pointed back to