Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-30
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in, Mexico. We have sent out blue jack
cts ashore in other countries; why not
in Mexico? / have no criticism to
make OF the efforts Of the president OF
the United States. We shrink from in
tervention and believe the president
is justified in his efforts to avoid 1t.
But these conditions cannot go on for
ever' sb tH -rL f
- The gunboat Yorktown has return
ed to San Francisco, after an eyentful
trip to Central American and Mexican
ports, short thirty members Of its ma
rine corps and crew that deserted at
various points. Having gained the
distinction Of being the first warship
to enter the Panama canal, the York.
town proceeded up the coast to Topo-
lobampo to relieve the gunboat Buffa
10 and was present during three days
fighting there between the Mexican
Federal troops and the rebels. John j.
Murphy, fireman of the yorktown,
was shot through the arm by a stray
bullet when the Mexican gunboat Tam
pico was bombarding the city. The
American vessel was anchored one
hundred yards from the Tampico and
many bullets struck its decks. A party
of midshipmen from the Yorktown
chanced to fall In with the rebel rear
guard and were forced to remain with
thesattacking force over night. Walk
ing into the city the next day under a
flag Of truce the midshipmen fell in
with party Of Federals and were fir
ed upon by the rebels. s.o Hi
Vera Cruis. September %: That
Gen. Huerta and his organization will
support Federico Gamboa, candidate
of the Catholic party for the presi-
dency, Is the report brought from the
capital today to John Lind. There
was received at the same time unof-.
ficially copy Of President Huerta's
most recent assurances that his gov
ernment would see that the elections
were conducted fairly on the date
fixed, October e.. The determination
to support the Catholic candidate Is
said to have been reached at a secret
meeting attended by the provisional
president, cabinet ministers and 9TH
ers high In politics. Reports reaching
here, indicate that there will be two.
perhaps more, tickets besides that
headed by ,Gamboa. 1t was learned
today that Gen Felix Diaz would ar
rive here October Is. Partisans in
sist that he is to be put forward as a
Manuel Calero, former
to Washington. and Jesus
Flores Magon, ex-minister Of the in
terror, are talked Of as Liberal can
didates. There has been started a
to bring back DR.. Francisco
Vasquez Gomez to enter the race.
-T declare that whoever proclaims
himself president Of Mexico, as the
result Of elections Huerta promises in
October, will be considered traitor
to his country. If he falls into our
Io ~ ha al fha
law OF January 25, 1862, and the same
treatment will be accorded to all who
recognize him as president" This de-
received at Douglas, Arizona,
last Friday, from Venustiano Car
rama, constitutionalist leader at Hem
osillo. The law to which Carranza
refers was that enacted by Benito
Juarez. 1t provides that all traitors
may be summarily executed without
trial Under 1t Maximilan was put to
death. Carranza announced thu he
had just received visits from repre-
sentatives Of the constitutionalists
leaders in Coahuila, Durango, Chihu-
ahua, Sinaloa, Sonora and other states
and all were in accordance with his
declaration. Our aim," continued
the message, sis to exterminate Huerta
and his entire following Of traitors
and assassins. Peace In Mexico Is
impossible until one party or the 9TH
er has been exterminated."
The big events in the cotton mar
ket this week according to New York
published yesterday will be
the census bureaus report on ginning
and the department Of agriculture's re-
port on condition. These reports will
be given to the trade Thursday. Con-
dition figures are more important than
those relating to ginning. This will be
the last condition report Of the season
and the second ginning report. The
figures will be comparative
with 6S.2 Of the normal on August rs,
Of this year, 69.6 on September 25, two
years ago and 65.9 on September 25,
three years ago, and ten year aver
age of 6S.6. The census figures will
compare with 3.005.s34 bales ginned to
September 25, last year; 3,676,554 two
years ago, and 2,312,074 three years
ago. The general expectation Is for a
low condition report Less interest has
been taken in the ginning returns, as a
whole. The trading looks for figures
that will compare favorably with that
of last year. The question Of the size
of the crop and the date Of the first
killing frosts in the west are expected
to loom up large this week. 1t gener-
ally Is considered that much depends
in Texas upon the time OF the first
really cold weather. The disposition OF
late has been to reduce crop estimates
decidedly and unfavorable weather
conditions this week will strengthen
this tendency.
The turbulent extra session Of the
Tennessee general assembly ended
late Saturday night with three Of the
so-called law enforcement bills still
on the calendar Of the house. These
bills, designed to make less difficult
the enforcement Of the laws against
the liquor traffic, were the subject OF
stormy debates during several clos
ing days Of the session, and by a
fillibuster conducted by regular"
Democrats were prevented from COM
ing to a vote Of the house, after they
had been passed by the senate. The
ment to the refunding bill, the stip-
ulation that state bonds should not
be sold below par being the feature
chiefly opposed by the leaders. Both
house and senate passed a bill pro-
viding for the substitution Of the cleo
trio chair for the gallows in the pun
ishment of criminals condemned to
death. Gov. Hooper on Saturday
sent a message to the house, indicat-
ing his inclination to call another
extra session for the consideration OF
"law enforcement" bills alone. In
contrast with the scenes on the floor
Of the house at the first Of this week,
when charges Of presence of gunmen
threatened a riot, Saturday nights
session was marked by jocular speech
making and singing.
The little town Of Harriston, Miss
was terrorized during several hours
last Sunday morning because Of the
bloody rampage of two cocaine-crazed
negroes named Will and Walter Jones.
The trouble started at about o'clock
in the morning when Walter Jones,
aged 20, killed a negro woman and
man named Thad Grayson. Then he
went to the home Of his mother and
aroused his brother Will, and the two
proceeded through the main street Of
the town firing at everybody they saw.
Citizens who were awakened by the
shots peered out Of the windows; but
believing that a riot was in progress
took to cover. The negroes went to
the house of Frank Keensley, a for
mer constable, and when he came to
the door in answer to their knt king.
they shot him dead. The COL aUle's
son reached for gun and was shot
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