Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-07-22
Scraps aud fats.

in the penitentiary. The jury was out
for several hours. The trial attracted
large crowds. Lee was represented by
a brilliant array of counsel. ..
Conditions in China are becoming
very alarming, according to reports to
the state department. A separation
movement in southern China is the
cause. The American legation at Pc
king reported that Shanghai has de-
clared it's independence of the Peking
government. 1t is said that four of the
central provinces are believed to have
declared their independence of Yuan
Shi Kai's government, and that efforts
are being made to organize an inde-
pendent government at Marking. Much
anxiety is felt at Peking. Many of the
national assembly have left for their
homes in the south. The most reliable
information shows the continuous
success of the northern army In King
ST province.
Three companies Of the Third reg
inent which went into camp at Aiken
last Friday, were forced to return
home Saturday because Of failure to
come up to regulations. These COM
panies were from Orangeburg, Bam-
berg and Barnwell. Under the regu-
lations a company must have not less
than thirty eight men and three OIL
ficers to entitle II to transportation
and subsistence expenses from tne
Federal fund appropriated for that
purpose. These companies hao less
than the required number. There was
nothing to prevent their remaining In
camp provided they would pay their
own expenses: but they were not pre-
pared to do that, so they got permis-
sion to leave.
A party of United States marines
and sailors from the Pacific reserve
fleet ran amuck in Seattle, Washing
ton last Friday, and attacked the So
cialist and Industrial Workers OF the
World headquarters in that city. Tnere
was a considerable riot in connection
with the affair, and the Seattle police
looked on while the sailors and ma
rines demolished furniture and smash
ed window glass. A provost guard OF
fifteen men went ashore ana put
stop to the disorder. Secretary or the
Navy Daniels was at the time dining
on one of the ships OF the Meet, the
West Virginia, as the guest OF Admir-
dustrial workers charge that the out
rage was instigated as the result OF q
speech which Secretary Daniels hao
made against the red flag" but Sec
retary Daniels has published a card In
which he denies that he could nave
been responsible for the affair. Tne
value of the property destroyed by the
sailors and marines is estimated AT
$500 or $4,000.
Washington, July 81: One police
man is in the hospital, while two otn-
ers are bruised and awaiting new uni
forms as a result Of a riot at a base
ball game here yesterday when 4,ooO
spectators discovered that the team OF
"bloomer girls" were really men ols-
guised. The team was escorted 10 the
train under protection. Shortly perore
the riot the girls manager neo WIN
the gate receipts. The trouble started
when the girls" centerflelder, hus-
XIV young blonde, nailed a runner at
the plate with a throw from deep CEN
ter. The fans grew suspicious and
small boy slipped up behind the third
baseman and gave her" golden locks
a vigorous pull. A wig came on re-
vealing chunky young man, heavily
made up The team fled through
storm Of bottles to the club ho"se,
where the police were massed. the
crowd stormed the ticket windows, de-
manding their money back. Several
were hurt. e.. ......
How the United States is chang
ing from a world market for foodstuffs
to an exporter of manufactures and
manufacturers materials Is shown In
every report issued nowadays by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce The bureaus latest figures
show a growth in exports OF manufac-
lures from $46S, 100000 in 1908 to 81
2O0, 100000 in the fiscal year just closed,
and In the manufacturers materials
from S4O9, ,O00, 900 to $740, 900, while
the exports of foodstuffs remained at a
standstin, $510,O00,00O, having been
the value of the exports in that line
both in 1913 and in 1908. Fresh beer
exports have fallen from 255,000, 900
pounds in 1903 to only 100000 this
last year: beef cattle from $30,OO0,OO0,
a decrease Of $1,000,000 in 1913 and
canned meats from $76,000,000 to ST.
O0O. 900. Iron and steel manufactures
exported increased from $97,OOO,OO0
10 years ago to more than $3OO,OOO,O0
this year, and copper manufactures
from $4O,e00,000 to $140,000,000. Ma
chinery increased from S51,000,0O0 to
$3.50, ,000,0
Washington, July 13: After at
tempts by Senator Smoot and other
Republicans to divert the issue to a
discussion of the tariff, Senator E. d.
Smith, of South Carolina, ably assist
ed by Senator Bacon, OF Georgia, Sc
cured the unanimous adoption today
of the South Carolina senator's resolu-
ton calling on the department of com
merce to investigate the cause of the
increase in the price of cotton bagging
and ties. The suggestion of Senators
Smith and Bacon was that the IN
crease was due to the operations OF
trust in conflict with the law. Sena-
tor Smoot, during the argument, made
the point that the cotton producers OF
the south would probably find them
selves embarrassed by that section OF
the tariff bill which prohibits the I'M
portation of many goods made In
whole or in part by child labor, mas
much as a large per centage OF the
imported cotton bagging is manufac-
tured in Calcutta, where child labor
is the regular thing.
Chester special of July 81 to Co
lumbia State: Zed Cunningham, ne
gro, while resisting arrest at his home
at Fort Lawn this morning, was shot
and died q few hours later. Alf Har-
din, a negro painter, reported to the
authorities at Fort Lawn early this
morning that he had had some trouble
with Cunningham and thought best TO
have him arrested. Claude Turner and
Jake Lackey went to Cunningham
house, near the Seaboard Air Line sta
ton, and endeavored to place him un.
der arrest. He declared that he would
not be placed under arrest. In the
scuffie he came very near getting hold
of Mr.. Turner's revolver. One OF the
officers then fired at Cunningham and
inflicted a fatal wound. The Fort
Lawn people at first feared trouble
from The negroes and requested Sher-
iff Colvin to send some of his deputies.
Deputy Bindeman and James. G.
Howe and Claude Revels were hur-
ried to the scene. Sheriff Colvin an'
Coroner GLADDEN. left this afternoon. A
telephone message from Fort Lawn
this afternoon stated everything was
quiet.
Washington, July 10: A new policy
toward Nicaragua, involving the Virtu-
al control of the affairs of that repub-
IA H., he ITpita1 States through n