Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-01
Scraps and fafts.

nm made public the text OF teleSIaii
sent from Washington to General Car
rama at the headquarters or the
Mexican Constitutionalists at Chihua'
hua No reply has been received
Doctor Tupper said, to the telegram
which was signed by himself and Sen
ator Morris Sheppard of Texas, but ht
has been informed that Generals Car
rama and Villa will assume the attl'
tude of "neutrals" in the present sltu
alton. The telegram said: "Permi'
us to congratulate you on the cooper.
alton Of the United states In youl
brave struggle against the usurpel
and for constitutional hpe[tg. .hat
enemies Of freedom are hoping ina
the unselfish purposes of the Unitec
States will be misconstrued, but the
masses of the American people are
solidly behind President Wilson ant
are looking to you, your brother ON
GERS and your loyal followers TO pusf
your glorious cause to immediate sue
cess" John Lind joined Doctor Iup-
per's conference with Secretary Dry
an He EXPLAINED that his standing ir
the negotiations with the Consttu-
tionalists still is unofficial.
President Wilson was cheereo
Tuesday by a letter written py l.. w
Summerlin of Willacooche, Ga, proth-
OF one OF Ine S%N
Cruz Mr.. Summerlin had peen asheu
by a newspaper for an interview or
the uselessness of mediation. in view
of the lives already sacrificed. pc
Ueva President Wilson is right and IA
vor his policy." wrote Mr. Summernn
land Randolph has four brothers ano
a father who stand ready TO make lns
Same sacrifice II we could not De loyal
10 our country and our president, We
would move out" The preSioeht "rute .SS'
10 Mr.. Summerlin as follows: My
Seor Mr. Summerlin: My attention
has inst been called to your corre-
snondence with regard to the death OF
YOUR brother at Vera Cruz IL has
moved me very much. 1t rin0s SO true
and has such a genuine feehng Oh pa
triotism in it and the feeling when
makes citizenship in this country So
noble a thing. No one was more dls
tressed than l, at the loss OF LIE al
Vera Cruz, and l sympathlze with you
and vour father and brothers, most
deeply. 1t is the more gratifying to
find the noble spirit in which you take
the loss. because know what 1t must
have cost you to lose gallant brother
like yours"
General Mas, who had command
of the city Of Vera Cruz, up to the
time the Mexicans took charge, has
established himself at Soledad, six
teen miles up the railroad toward
Mexico City. The railroad track mas
been torn up by the MeXicans so tnat
all trains have to come to stop al
Soledad The MeXicans run trains
down from the City Of Mexico and the
Americans are operating trains be-
tween Soledad and Vera Cruz. The
American train carries detachmen'
of soldiers and machine gun. and al
though detachments Of Mexican SOL
diers are to be seen every day, nc
shots are being exchanged. A party
of Mexican soldiers were captured
within the American lines few DAYS
ago; but after being entertained al
dinner they were allowed TO depart
AS long as General Mas behaves hlm-
self, especially while the peace negoo
tiations are in progress, he Will not De
be molested; but if he should get the
least bit ugly the Americans will pro.
ceed to clean him out. There are stlll
ouite a number Of American prisoners
in Mexican prisons, and also number
of Americans in the City OF Mexico, ano
in other Mexican towns. Huerta mas
not been willing TO release them; put
there is reason to believe that all OF
them will be released within the next
few days or there will be some pretty
big trouble.
President Wilson on Tuesday eX-
tended the protecting arm OF the FED
eral government to the state OF Colo
RADIO, where, because of riots ano
pitched battles between mine guards
and striking miners, Governor Am
mons had found the state militia un-
able to cope with the situation and
asked for help. The Colorado delega-
ton in congress, mine owners and
miners themselves joined in the re-
quest. It was one Of the rare occur
rences in American history when a
state found itself impotent to assert
its AUTHORITY, but the president in a
telegram to the Colorado governor, eX-
pressly stipulated that the Federal
troops would confne themselves to
maintaining order only until the state
can reassert it's authority and resume
the enforcement thereof. The presl-
dent issued a proclamation ordering
all persons engaged in domestic Vio-
lence to disperse and retire peaceaoly
to their abodes" before April 80. Sec
with the president, ordered three
troops of the 5th cavalry from Fort
Leayenworth, and two troops Of the
18th cavalry from Fort d. A. Russell
wyoming, to Trinidad, and Canon
City, respectively. Colorado members
OF congress say the mere presence ol
Federal troops will prevent rioting
Efforts of the Federal government to
settle the strike thus far have failed
On this point the president made il
clear that Federal troops were being
sent merely to preserve order and not
to interfere in the strike controversy
itself. Il shall not, by the use OF the
troops" the president wired Governor
Ammons today, 'or by any attempt
at Jurisdiction, inject the power of the
Federal government into the contro-
versy which has produced the present
situation The settlement of that con-
troversy falls strictly within the field
of state power" The president asked
that the militia be withdrawn temper
arily until the legislature, which will
meet Monday, considers the situation
and arranges for ii to resume its po-
lice duties in the state.
An investigation by the naval af-
fairs committee of the senate OF al
legged manipulation of the coal busi-
ness of the southern states in the in
terest of the Pennsylvania railroad
system and the mines which use that
system, was recommended to the SEN
ate on last Tuesday, by the naval af-
fairs committee. Senator T1llman
chairman of the committee, urged the
The resolution was referred to the
committee on audit and control. De-
claring that the railroads dominate
the entire coal situation in the south
Senator Tillman said: II was talk
ing with a friend in South Carolina
last week, who is president of three
cotton mills and he told me that Goa
cost them at the mines around 81
a ton and miners could make money
at that: the cost Of transportation
was anywhere from $1.75 to $3.50
This is due to the fact that the
Southern railway as is alleged, is
controlled by Morgan & Co., and as
sociates who use and abuse it in the
interest of their greater investments
in coal mines on the Pennsylvania
system. There can be no just reason
why the manufactures in Georgia
South Carolina, North Carolina
Florida and Virginia, should be dis
eliminated against and their indus
tries throttled, or made to bear un-
just burdens as compared with theil
competitors in other states. Another
thing: This coal trust. so-called, by
some arrangement which we seek &c
find out, prevents the shipment OF
coal from West Virginia and the ter.
ritory l have outlined to New York