Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-04
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lanta attorney, whose name has not
been divulged. Cases OF lesser tmpor-
tance will engage the attention OF the
court the first week and this impor-
tant trial will be taken UP at time
when the docket will have been prac-
tically cleared.
Columbus Ohio, April L: All hu-
man effort could accomplish today
failed to penetrate the part OF the de-
bris piled in the west side where It
Is believed many Of the bodies OF per-
sons missing since the flood of March
25 finally will be recovered. AS mat
tiers stood tonight, however, eight
more bodies had passed through the
morgues, running the total of dead In
that section up to II. In ADDITION 10
this number was the body Of James M.
Kearney, a merchant, who was drown
ed several months ago and which, cast
up by the flood, was found lodged In
tree when the waters had receded.
That many other bodies will be re-
covered, after the army OF men en-
ployed in the work has attacked the
great pile of debris made at several
points by wrecked homes, Is generally
conceded. Just how many have been
drowned will not be known for some
days. The property damage In co,
lumbus, like the death toll, is confined
mainly to the west side, the business
and manufacturing districts have gone
almost unscathed.
washington, April 2: Car and de-
pot thieves viii find their operations
in the future more difficult than In
the past and will have to face prose-
cution in the Federal courts as well as
before state tribunals, as the result OF
the bill introduced by Representative
C. c. Carlin, Of Alexandra, Va.'
passed by both houses OF congress-
ana approved by the president. TINS
act imposes maximum hne OF So,oou
or imprisonment for not more than
ten years for any person convicted
Of unlawfully breaking into any ran
way car containing Interstate or for
eign shipments of freight or express,
or of stealing or obtaining by fraud
or deception from any car, Depot
platform, vessel, or wharf, any ex-
press, freight or baggage which con-
stitutes or Is a part OF any interstate
or foreign shipment. While the CarIn
act in no way infringes upon the
Jurisdiction OF the state courts, 1t puts
the whole power Of the Federal de-
partment of justice behind the detec-
ton and prosecution Of persons gull
ty of stealing from the cars or depots,
since 1t will be practically Impossible
for thieves to distinguish between
intrastate and interstate shipments.
Progressive party measures that
appeared in the national platform
are to be introduced in both houses
in the sixty-third congress, probably
by Representative Murdock, OF KAN
sas, and Senator Poindexter, Of WASH
ington. The formidable program in
cludes bills for the creation OF non
partisan scientific tariff commission;
the initiative, referendum and recall;
a national inheritance and income
tax; improvement of the Mississippi
river; merit system OF postmasters'
marshals and internal revenue collec-
tors; presidential preferential prima-
ries; registration OF all lobbyists, and
Industrial commission to supervise in
terstate corporations; agricultural
credits and agricultural college ex-
tension, and some easier method OF
changing the constitution, and numer-
Gus other measures, including prohi-
bition Of child labor and a definite
minimum wage for women. Besides
the house Progressives say they will
seek legislation on currency, conserv-
alton of national resources, good
roads, exclusive homestead disposi-
ton Of Alaska lands, free use of the
Panama canal by coastwise traff1c,
repeal Of the Canadian reciprocity
act and reform Of appropriation meth
ods. .s
The United States government has
decided to recognize the new Chinese
republic. Secretary Bryan conferred
with President Wilson nearly an hour
last Tuesday at the White House,
completing the details and note Is
being prepared at the state depart
ment to be addressed to China through
the Chinese minister. Whether 1t
will be presented before the meeting
of the constituent assembly next
Tuesday or Is intended to reach the
Chinese government on that date has
not been disclosed but the mere pre-
sentation Of the note to the Chinese
minister and resumption Of formal
international relations with the Chin
ese minister are regarded in diplo-
matte circles as tantamount to re-
cognition. The United States gov
ernment is anxious to show it's friend
illness toward China and while there
have been rumors that other nations
might anticipate the action Of this
country and recognize China before
the United States does, in Washing
ton official circles, it is believed that
the United States would be found
first to show its faith in the new re-
public. No formal announcement is
expected from the administration
in receipt Of the American govern
ment's note.
Columbia special of April 3: Act
ing on request of Sheriff White, Gov
ernor Blease tonight ordered the mill
tary company at Beaufort to get un-
der arms and report to the sheriff i'm
mediately. Information came to the
governor that an angry mob was gath
cred in front Of the Beaufort Jail,
and was demanding that the sheriff
turn over the negro suspects who had
been locked up charged with the as
sassination of Magistrate Cooler on
ST Helena Island. However, while the
officers parleyed with the crowd, the
sheriff spirited the two negroes out
a back way, placed them in a boat and
with officers in charge they were hur-
riedly rowed to an obscure place be-
yond reach Of the mob. Captain Town
send, in command Of the military
company at Beaufort, at once reported
thrown around the Jail. State Detec-
tive E F. Hammond was on the scene
and asked the crowd to disband and
go home, which was done after some
argument. The above information was
reported to the governor by long dis
tance telephone from Beaufort and
the governor told Mr.. Hammond to ex-
tend his thanks to Captain Townsend
and his men for their prompt obedi-
ence to orders. 1t was reported to the
governor over long distance phone at
1890 o'clock tonight that everything
was quiet at Beaufort, that the mob
had dispersed and that the military
company was on guard. The prompt
ness Of Governor Blease in ordering
out the militia, the adroit manner in
which Sheriff White spirited the two
suspects away and the GOODNESS Of
Detective Hammond probably averted
a lynching 1t is said that the largest
part Of the crowd was from Ridgeland.
Just as Montenegro has scored her
first real success by getting a foothold
at Tarabosch, the key to Scutari. the
warships of the powers are gathering
along the coast to compel her to give
up the most precious fruits of five
months fighting. After a series of des-
perate engagements, the Montene-
grins, assisted by the Servians, are