Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-25

DQrS, Grace WOOQ CalnOun, tnlrQ vice
regent, Clemson college; Mary Osborne
Shannon, Yorkville, recording secre-
tary, and Louise Catherine Fleming,
Greenwood, corresponding secretary.
The jury in the case of Harry Cole
man, charged with killing his father,
Robert D. Coleman in Union not long
ago, failed to agree and was discharged
at 1145 Saturday night. 1t was stated
that the jury stood four for acquittal
and eight for conviction. The state
holds to the theory that young Coleman
killed his father in order to immediate
ly get possession of his property. There
is nothing but circumstantial evidence
against young Coleman.
Augusta, Ga, February 21: Thir-
ty-five indictments, charging violation
of the state banking laws, forgery and
embezz,ement, were returned here to-
day by the Richmond county grand
jury which, for the past three weeks,
has been investigating the failure Of
the Citizens Trust company, Of Au-
gusta, involving approximately $685.
900 unprotected by assets. Officials of
the defunct institution indicted in
clude B. Sherwood Dunn, New York:
D. H. Willard, Philadelphia, and sew
eral we'll known loca! men. Dunn, for
merly vice president Of the Citizens
Trust company, was indicted on two
counts charging violation Of banking
laws. Willard is charged in the in
dictment with forgery and embezzle-
ment. w. B. Pace, Augusta, president
Of the company, was indicted on nine
counts, charging violation Of banking
laws. while M. c. Bowling, vice pres
ident and cashier, is charged with sim
liar violations and embezzlement.
-Sewansea, February 81: AS train
No. 81 was coming into town about
$50 this afternoon Conductor w. l..
McNeill was shot by A. v. Lee, bag
gage-master. The ball entered about
one inch back of the left eye and pass
ed through the head, coming out about
two and a half inches back Of and
slightly above the right eye. Lee, whose
father and mother live in Rock Hill, Is
about 29 years old and says he was
busy in the baggage car and Conductor
McNeill came in and they began to play.
Lee says he picked up the express
messengers pistol and McNeill at
tempted to take II from him and 1t was
accidentally discharged. Mr.. Mcneil
was sent to Columbia on train No. "a
and Lee was arrested and committed to
the Lexington Jail. Lee says they had
not been quarreling and says that Nc
Neill remarked after the shooting. I'VE
ought not to have been playing with
guns"
Governor Blease has promulgated a
proclamation fixing April 90 as the date
for holding a general election to select
a congressman in the First district to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Congressman Legare. Shortly after the
death of Mr.. Legare the governor gave
out statement in which he said that
he would call the general election about
fha apnnn6 TnaQdaV In AnriI 10 olcn
conferred with various county chair
men of the district and ascertained
from them that that date would be
agreeable. His reason for the early
election was the coming change in the
administration with its extra session
and the desirability of having South
Carolina fully represented The state
executive committee met In the capital
a few days ago and without consulting
with the governor, fixed May 27 as the
date Of the primary. The governor
very shortly thereafter promulgated his
proclamation ordering an election to be
held on April 29.
Mexico City, February "a: Conf
dence in the new administration is
growing in the capital, conservative
Mexicans and foreigners alike regard
ing what appears to be probable
military regime as the solution of the
present difficulty. A change of senti-
ment has been caused by the death of
Francisco Madero and Vice President
Suarez, but the great majority of Mex
lean people merely shrug their should
ers. 1t is likely that there are few
more chapters of tragedy still to be
written. The bodies have been re-
moved from the penItentiary, pending
the transference of Madero's to the
family home at San Pedro de Los Pr
nos, in the state of Coahuila, and that
of SuareZ to Yucatan, permission al
ready having been granted. One af-
ternoon paper in Mexico City denies
the story Of the attack on the Madero
guard, declaring the attack was pre-
arranged, but the Mexican govern
ment appears honest in its endeavor
to place the facts before the world.
This investigation probably will not
be concluded for several days. Poll
ticians are turning to the elections. 1t
is said that General Felix Diaz will
have as his opponent in his candidacy
for the presidency, Francisco De la
Barra, the present minister Of foreign
relations, Pedolfo Reyes, son Of Gen.
eral Bernardo Reyes, who was killed
in the first attack on the palace and
DR.. Francisco Vasquez Gomez Friends
have begun a campaign in behalf of
these various candidates. Holding of
the elections will depend on the state
of the country, but President Huerta
insists upon free choice Of the peo-
pie when order is restored, which will
make this possible. Reports are not
altogether reaSSuring from the states
Of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and San
Luis Petosi, where rebels are commit
ting depredations. The Zapatistas in
the south are also giving trouble. 1t
&c cot hot hn l,,ff OF
tempted by Emilio and Raoul Made
70, brothers of the late president, is
making little headway. For all the
victims" are the words which on a
field of black, will hang for three days
across the chamber Of deputies build
ing in memory of all those who lost
their lives in the revolutionary out
break which began in 1910. The
memorial Streamer is a compromise
growing out of the resolution to have
the sessions of the chamber suspend
for nine days out of respect to Madero
and SuareZ. The resolution provoked
a spirited discussion but failed of
adoption and a substitute measure pro-
viding for a memorial to all the VIC
tins was then passed, with the under
standing that it include a tribute of
respect to the dead former president
and former vice president.
New York, February %: Before
President Taft leaves Office on March
he will have concentrated at Calves
ton, Texas, close to 10000 United
States troops ready to board transports
there and depart for Mexico on few
hours notice The president, here to-
night to attend banquet of the Amer
lean Peace and Arbitration league, is
just as much opposed to intervention
as he has been for two years. He is
determined, however, that he will LAY
the tab cards on the table" so that
when Mr.. Wilson becomes president if
a crisis arises, all he will have to do is
to play them. Through Secretary
Hilles, the president announced tonight
that the dispatch of brigade of troops
to Galveston today was part of the
original precautionary plan and that it
would be followed by another order
which would send between 5000 and
1000 more regulars to the boundary.
Galveston is within three days of Vera
Cruz, the seaport of Mexico City. Four
transports will be ready there to take
troops south If the contingency arises
and with battleships on the Atlantic