Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-23

This aggregation, comprising the Tenth,
Eleventh and Fifteenth regiments OF
cavalry, has been encamped at Win
chester, Va, since the middle OF July,
and will break camp October l. II is
planned to have these regiments march
To Washington. During their stay there
they, will be encamped at Fort Myer,
Va, and at the Washington barracks.
There are 5000 men and horses. Their
work at Winchester, trying out various
plans Of formation and the latest drills
and exercises as set down by the cav
airy board, which studied European
cavalry methods, has put them in the
finest condition. Secretary Garrison and
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. chief of
staff, Of the army have returned from
winchester, where they inspected the
encampment and reviewed the troops
The encampment at Washington will
be Of brief duration,
Camden Chronicles: A writer in the
MESSENGER this week tells OF killing
Of a rattlesnake near Bethune last week
which had swallowed its nine young
ones---each having q rattle and all be-
ing awe when found. Another cores
pondaht from Cantey In the Chronicle
today tells Of an immense rattler being
killed neaT that place last week, but
the biggest story. and which Is some
story comes to US from Belmont" the
plantation Of Mr.. d. r. Williams, near
pened last Friday when Mr.. Arthur
Gaskins ran across nest Of rattle
snakes under an old log. There We're
two old snakes and twenty 1--WE young
ones-everyone being killed by Mr..
Gaskins. 1t is supposed that the re-
cent cool weather caused them to hunt
winter quarters which accounted for
them being all in one place. Each or
the baby rattlers had q button and one
rattle, The story was given to US by
Policeman II. d. Goff, who vouches for
its truthfulness. Mr.. Go6 Is known TO
be a sober and reliable officer, but some
of his friends cannot help but think he
has been "seein' EN-" f.st
Vienna, Austria, September %: The
Greek authorities at Koritsa, In Albania,
today seized the American mission
school there; where instruction Is given
to nearly 100 Albanian girls. The in
formation reached here in q telegram
from Aylona, the principal seaport OF
Albania on the Adriatic sea. The
Greeks have arrested and prosecuted
a large number Of Albanians who re-
Gently returned to Koritsa from Amer
lea and other foreign countries. releas-
ing them from detention only when the
Aibanians promised to join In the agi-
tation for the incorporation OF the dis
trict in Greece. The British consul at
Monastir has entered q vigorous pro-
test with the Greek government on be-
half OF the Americans. The whole al
fair forms part of the Greek terroriza-
ton Of the Albanian population with
the object Of compelling them to agree
to Inclusion Of the whole Of southern
Albania in the kingdom Of Greece. Last
week Greek officials at Koritsa en-
deayored to take forcible possession OF
the American mission school building,
but the housekeeper in charge refused
to hand over the keys. The Greek SOL
diers beat her mercilessly and then car
ried her OF to prison. The mission Is
in charge Of Phineas B. Kennedy, ma
tive of New Jersey, and q Princeton
graduate. Mrs. Violet B. Kennedy con-
ducts the ladies' literary society,
whose object Is to give the elements OF
education to the women Of Albania.
-Columbia special Of September 81,
Charlotte Observer: When asked as
to the Federal appointments for South
Carolina announced in the newspapers
this morning, Governor Blease said
that he had absolutely nothing to say.
But" he said, IT see q sentence In
your paper which pleases me very
much. 1t Is that one Of the reasons
for the selection Of Mr.. Weston was
to show indirectly that the admins
tration would favor the reelection OF
Senator Smith, who goes before the
voters Of South Carolina in the pri-
mary next August This goes to
prove, beyond the shadow Of a doubt
what I have been charging from the
stump all over the state, that nobody
can get anything in South Carolina,
under the present administration, un-
less they are willing to help defeat
Blease, for the senate, even II they
have to sell their political principle to
do so, and must have the D. K. OF the
Cuban general. However, the white
people Of South Carolina have never
yet been driven by a national admins
tration, nor have they ever sold out
for public pap. So, instead Of this
helping Senator Smith, you will see
that viii be very much to his detri-
ment. I win beat him easier now
than would have beaten him before.
/ had him beaten already 10000 votes,
and this will make my friends that
thousands Of votes to me"
- Secretary Of War Garrison has be-
fore him q Philippine slavery report
by w. III. Phipps, auditor for the Is
lands, practically backing up the
startling charges Of Dean Webster. 1t
cites details Of many cases Of boys and
girls sold into slavery at prices rang
ing from $50 to 500, and that heads
- 90 dQn0hfarC
and regard the practice as right. Il
have no hesitancy in saying that I
think the charges Of Secretary Wor-
cester that slavery exists in the Phil
ippines are sustained" says Mr..
Phipps. The Philippines report Is
based upon Investigations conducted
under the direction Of the Philippine
auditor by district auditors. 1t Is ac-
companied by list of names Of 81
persons held as slaves, some being
held outright and some under the So
called debt" system, the fallacy of
which Is shown by the fact that some
of the slaves so held are more than
60 years old and have been held by
the present property owners since
birth. All of the district auditors who
assisted Mr.. Phipps were Obliged to
promise their informants that the
u
be made public. The names or the
officials who helped in the report, are
also withheld. One investigator stated
in his report: There Is considerable
traffic in girls. I personally, have had
a number Of offers of this kind and 1t
Is a generally known fact that large
per centage Of the Chinese who have
Filipino wives actually bought them
at a stipulated price. A recent in
stance in which I was offered boys and
girls for the small amount Of twenty
pesos, thirty pesos and forty pesos
was in August Of last year, at Cebu.'
Spartanburg special Of September
20, to the Greenville News: At IL Is
O'Clock this afternoon Will Fair, the
negro accused Of rape, was pronounc-
ed not guilty by a jury which had been
out on the case since 4.57 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. When Foreman
Joseph-E announced the verdict,
Judge George w. Gage said in sub
stance Gentlemen, since you have
had the manhood to pronounce the
accused man innocent, wish to COM
mend you. Time will prove that your
verdict was a righteous one. In this
case there was evidence which could
not be brought into court, but you did
your duty in bringing In verdict OF