Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-22

check revenue revision bills from the
house. The excise bill, though pri-
marily intended to produce anywhere
from $20,000,000 to 60,000,OOO year
to make up for the losses on free sug-
ar, Is also expected to be one OF the
offsets to general pension legislation,
which seems sure to be enacted. DEM
ocratic Leader Underwood held his
majority intact through the passage OF
the bill. Not one Democratic vote was
cast against 1t, and the measure was
passed exactly as framed.
Augusta, Ca. March 10: Because
Charlie Ferris Z. IA Peter Glaze. two
white convicts at the city stockade,
risked their lives in saving Mr.. An
drew ]. Barnes and his son from
drowning in the recent flood, Mayor
Barrett has granted the men full par
dons. Both were serving short terms
for minor infractions Of the law. While
the water was rising rapidly, Mr.
Barnes, his son and negro farm hand
went into the pasture to get some
livestock out While there the water
rose so rapidly that they could not
get out. They secured boat and IL
capsized Mr.. Barnes and his son,
being poor swimmers, could not get
out, but the negro swan and waded
to the stockade and Informed the su-
perintendent of the perilous position
Of the two white men. superintendent
Gay called for volunteers to assist In
getting the Barneses out and Ferris
and Glaze responded. With a leaking
boat they went to the rescue and al
ter Mr.. Barnes and his son had got
ten into the boat. the load was too
great and II capsized. The younger
Barnes and the two convicts managed
to get ashore and while the elder
Barnes struggled in the raging tor
rent a rope was thrown to him and
he was pulled to safety. Mayor Bar
rett has written the Carnegie hero
fund commission regarding medals
for Ferris and Glaze.
Corinth, Miss, March 1S: Mo-
bile and Ohio Passenger train No. 4,
northbound, was held up and the ex-
press safe dynamited and robbed seven
miles south Of Corinth early tonight
by four men, heavily armed and mask
ed. After accomplishing the robbery
the quartet took to the underbrush
of the Tuscumbia river bottoms. Blood
hounds have been telegraphed for and
a posse has been organized to take up
the pursuit While definite informa-
ton is not available, it is reported the
safe contained considerable money
and valuables. One report has 1t that
100000 in currency was among the
contents. Where the robbers boarded
the train is not known. Engineer
Wildar and Fireman Kufman first
learned of their presence when two
of the men crawled over the engine
tender with revolvers drawn and COM
manded that the train be brought to
a halt at point designated. The
command was obeyed. In the mean
time the other members of the band
had gained entrance to the express
car and, after subduing Express Mes
senger Snoddy, set the explosive which
was touched off when the train came
to a stop. The contents OF the safe
were quickly gathered and at signal
the four took to the woods without at
tempting to rifle the mail or molest
the passengers. The robbery was com
pleted within twenty minutes OF the
time the men first appeared In the en-
gine cab.
One hundred and five lives is ac-
cepted tonight as an approximately
correct statement Of the human toll
taken last Wednesday morning when
mine No. 2 of the Sans Bois Coal COM
pany at McCurtain, Okla was wreck ss
ed by an explosion. or 116 men or
the day shift, only eleven are known
to be alive, while the others are en-
tombed behind the debris. In the
opinion of the government experts
and mine officials, they are dead. and
a special train, which brought nurses
and physicians from Fort Smith,
Ark, today returned tonight. Five
physicians remained with the faint
hope that some of the imprisoned men
might be found alive. Among those
accounted for are a surviving party
headed by w. D. Roper. OF Clio, 5. Z.
Forty-three Americans were employ
ed in the mine. The explosion oc-
CURED shortly after 9 o'clock Wed
nesday morning. Those on the sur
face heard a faint rumble and an
earth tremor. When those nearest
to the mouth Of the mine reached the
opening a cloud of dust and smoke
belched forth. Then came tense mo-
ments of waitir for the men in the
mine to emerge. Frank Fields.
miner, was the first to stagger out.
He was walking in an entry and heard
the explosion. he said. He jumped in
to a side room and the explosion pass
ed and he made his way to the mine
opening. Nine other miners escaped
through a "man way" \ rope rider
who was coming to the surface when
lne explosion OCCuTEeu was lie SiSN
enth man to escape.
New Orleans, March 20: AS the
result of the alleged discovery, by the
government of Nicaragua, of plot to
assassinate Secretary of State Knox
on the occasion of his recent visit to
the capital of the country. it is not
improbable that a number of promi-
nent Liberals" will be put to death,
according to advices received here to-
day from Bluefelds. Thirteen dyna-
mite bombs placed beneath the road
bed, over which Secretary Knox's
special train travelled from COrinto to
Managua and connected with an cleo
trio battery, were discovered by gov
ernment agents and will be used as
evidence against the conspirators.
Two-score Zelayistas, or Liberals"
are confined in the penitentiary at
Managua and are held incommuni-
cado pending the termination of the
present investigation by the govern
ment On the day Of Mr.. Knox arri-
val at Managua, a bomb was eXplod-
ed under the Chilamate bridge be
tween Leonard Laceiba, destroying a
small portion of the track, but doing
very little damage to the bridge. Near
this point four sections Of the tele-
graph and telephone wires were cut.
The thirteen dynamite bombs, with
the battery connections were discover
ed between Posoltega and Chickimalpa
carefully planted beneath the railroad
tracks. The discovery of these bombs,
il is said, was not made until after
the Knox special train had passed on
it's way to the capital and the failure
of the conspirators to get in their
deadly work is believed to be due
either to lack OF proper battery con-
nection, or the approach of guards,
who had been detailed to patrol the
tracks.
Washington, March 10: Prospects
of a coal strike stirred members Of
both houses of congress to action to-
day. Senator Townsend introduced a