Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-24
Scraps and 9aets.

over 276 acres and will be occupied
temporarily by upward of 100000 per
sons. Congress has appropriated $780,,
900 for the celebration, the state o
Pennsylvania $250,000 more and botl
northern states and southern state.
will make appropriations to pay trans
portation of their respective veterans
-Cortez, Colorado, Jan. 20: With.
out leaving clue to their destination
the band of fifty Ute Indians who lef
the Ute reservation Saturday rather
than deliver to the civil authorities, ol
to the Indian agent, Big Rabbit, one
of their tribesmen, who shot and seri'
ously wounded Joseph Vichel, sheer
herder, left their retreat in the noun
tains today. Late this afternoon Sher-
iff Gawith was informed that the Indi-
ans had retreated further into the
mountains. Indian Agent Spears and
the Indian police left at once for the
scene. Sheriff Gawith declares he, as
a civil officer, has no right to force a
fight with the Indians, and will call
for troops at once If Spears is not sue
cessful in getting them to surrender
Big Rabbit. White citizens of south
western Colorado in the immediate vi
cinity Of the reservation, have armed
themselves, and the Utes who have re-
mained on the reservation are also
said to be arming.
Washington special of January 21
to the News and Courier: One Of the
most interesting events in the agricul-
tural department takes place this week
when the prize winning boys from the
various states come to Washington. A
number Of groups of boys from the
states have arrived already, but those
who are coming next week are the
special "all-star" boys from the states
who have won signal honors in the
growing Of corn and other crops. In
1909 the late DR.. s. A. Knapp started
the systematic plan of organizing and
encouraging boys in corn growing in
the south, and especially the giving Of
prizes. Four boys in the year 1909 re-
ceived diplomas from the secretary Of
agriculture, and the number has in
creased from year to year. The past
year has generally been a very good
year for corn, except in some sections.
The boys in Mississippi have averaged
66 bushels to the acre. The state av-
erage Is estimated at 1873 bushels. In
that state forty-two boys produced
more than 100 bushels Of corn to the
acre. In Alabama, 130 boys made that
record; 75 boys in South Carolina, 75
Reports have been received from Asa
boys in the south who have made more
than 100 bushels to the acre.
Gulfport, Miss January 21: With
in seven hours after he had shot and
killed Chief of Police Charles Dickey
today, Percy Newkirk a negro who
had been trapped by the officer, while
in the act Of burglarizing a store, was
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tried on charge of murder, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. Chief
Dickey was extremely popular and
feeling against the negro was intense.
A large crowd thronged the streets
near the court house and Jail after the
trial was concluded and II was feared
a concerted attempt to lynch the pris-
oner would be made. Chief Dickey was
killed at 4.30 this morning, when he,
with two other officers, attempted to
arrest Newkirk and another negro,
whom they discovered in the store
house Of the Rolf Seeberg Ship Chan
dlery company. Several citizens and
officers surrounded the building and
captured Newkirk who confessed to
the shooting after he was placed in
jail. He was indicted at o'clock, plac-
ed on trial half hour later, convicted
at Ills, after the jury had deliberated
but three minutes, and at 11.20 he was
under death sentence. His execution
was set for February 81. Newkirk i'm
plicated another negro, John Carr, who
escaped.
Washington, January 21: Alarmed
for the safety Of Americans who are in
jeopardy on account of widespread
lawlessness by Mexican rebels in Vera
Cruz state and throughout southern
Mexico. the state department again
has called upon the navy to protect
American interests in the republic. To-
night the gunboat Wheeling is steam
ing from Tampa for Vera Cruz, where
Americans are said to face a graver
crisis than that relieved by the cruiser
Des Moines. The request of the state
department to the navy came after the
receipt of a long series Of official re-
ports from Ambassador Wilson and
consuls in southern Mexican cities, all
pecially in the state of Santa Cruz,
where federal authorities face the
problem of restoring civil order with a
disorganized army. Guerilla warfare,
brigandage, sacking of ranches and
villages and other desperate crimes,
place Americans and other foreign res
idents in a state of constant danger
and the latest advices to the state de
partment express fear Of an even worse
outbreak. When the Wheeling arrives
in Vera Cruz harbor, Americans and
other foreigners will be taken aboard
and officials express the hope that her
display Of armament may have the
same moral effect that followed the
arrival of the Des Moines few months
ago. Today's action by the state de-
partment indicates that the adminls-
tration policy of non-intervention will
be maintained to the close of Presi-
dent Taft's term of Office. While the
present administration will endeavor
to take no action which will embar-
rass the succeeding regime, 1t is taken
for granted that to the very end ag-
gressive action will be resorted to If
justified condition menace the safety
of American citizens.
1T looked Wednesday as If the Bal
kan war was over. The Turkish grand
council agreed to the surrender of
Adrianople, the main point in conten-
ton. and the balance was a matter for
further negotiations. Now everything is
changed. The Turkish populace, arose
in riotous protest, the ministry resign
ed and the Young Turk crowd took
charge. Enver Bey, the leader, eau
toned that there should be no violence;
but as he and his crowd were going
past the home of Nazim Pasha the de-
posed war minister, one Of Nazim's Sc
cretaries fired on him. His followers
responded and Nazim was killed. The
outlook now Is that the war is to break
out again in frenZied desperation. A
Constantinople cable of last night de-
scribes the situation there as follows:
A crisis in Turkeys affairs came today
with dramatic suddenness. The grand
wiser, Kiamil Pasha, and the Ottoman
cabinet resigned and Mahmound Shelf
ket Pasha, formerly minister of war
and commander of the constitutional
army which enthroned Mehmed V as
sultan, was appointed grand vizer. Yes
terday the grand council, representing
the intellect and wealth of the nation,
pronounced in favor Of peace. Today a
vast crowd drawn from all classes de-
clared for war rather than peace with
out Adrianople And because the crowd
was backed by public opinion, the gov
ernment surrendered and relinquished
Office, making way for the same men
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