Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-12


Carolina, if the state legislature ac,
cepts the provisions Of the bill, VIII
he entitled to from four to six trained
agricultural demonstrators, VINO VIII
go from farm home to farm nome
armed with the truths and better
practices of agriculture which nave
been gathered through years or TOLL
some study" The seventh district
congressman was the centre or much
interest here today and was constant
ly shaking hands with visitors. ne
accompanied the travelling men On
their boat ride down the Congaree
river this afternoon and made the
principal speech at the banquet To-
night. Mr.. Lever thinks 1t Will De
August before congress adjourns
In the opinion of Mr. Lever, the Mex
ican outlook Is ominous, and IT Is prop
the opinion that Uncle Sam Will nave
TO do some fighting. He does not
think that the situation can be endeo
as IL is at present, and seems 10 De oI
the opinion that Uncle Same Will nave
TO give Huerta and the Mexicans
spanking. Mr.. Lever THINKS llat
Huerta is wanting the American army
TO capture him in order to save MS
life for events are fast getting from
under his control, and he knows that
II the rebels get hold of him, should
they capture Mexico city, short shlit
will be made of him. Mr.. Lever VIII
return to Washington at once, Where
he Is needed, for he is one of the lead
ers of the house, and taks part In
framing the legislation OF the dominat-
ing party. He is without opposltioh
for reelection.
Martinez is dead. Martinez is
dead!" This was the word when
went about the city one night severai
nights ago and brought real satlstac-
Vera Cruz dispatch. The case or Mar
tinez, "the king of the snipers. VINO
for more than two days after the
Americans landed persisted in trying
TO pick off Americans with a rifle from
places of hiding Martinez was Mex
ican who had vast cotton Plantations
in the Torreon district. He fed from
that region last year when VIVA loon
the city and had since been IN vera
Cruz. His wife is an American woman
and all through the winter both were
frequently guests on board the war
ships in Vera Cruz harbor. His house
is situated on the same street as the
United States consulate. in the region
of the first days fighting. On the sec
ond day, when the Americans adVanc-
ed through the entire town and held IT,
sniping continued in many sections,
especially in the block in which Mar
tinez's house was situated. owing 10
the fact that the snipers used smoke,
less powder and kept themselves Weil
hidden. IL was next to Impossible 10
discover whence these dastardly shots
kept coming. During the afternoon OF
Wednesday, Martinez came along ire
block. where a party OF marines had
been stationed in an effort to locate the
sinners. He was warned by Col. Ne
willie of the marine corps not to go INTO
his house. as it was strongly suspect
ed that snipers were located there'
Martinez professed his regret at such
a suspicion, asserting his strong ad-
miration and friendship for the Amer
leans, and said he was sure no one
could be using his house for such
purpose. He was finally allowed to en-
fer his house Subsequently IT was
noted that every time Col. Neville eX-
posed himself in the street a shot
would come from near by. 1t was OBJ
vious some one was trying to get the
marine officer. Col. Neville finally
mounted the balcony Of the American
Consulate and began watching the
roofs and windows Of the houses up
the street through a pair OF held
glasses. He saw Martinez sitting on
his balcony, with a newspaper spread
out on his lap and smoking a cigar
cite, apparently idly watching the pro-
ceedings. AS he watched him the col
onel saw TO his amaZement Martinez
quickly pull an automatic revolver
from under the newspaper in his lap
and fire a shot, restoring the weapon
to it's hiding place under the newspa-
per with lightning speed. Calling
marine. Col. Neville pointed out the
man on the balcony and said bluntly:
Get him." The marine fired and Mar
tineZ fell off his chair. He was wound
ed in the stomach. He was removed
to another house by Mexican doctor
and his wound dressed. The next day
apparently not satisfied with what the
Mexican surgeon had done for him, he
sent for DR.. M. s. Elliot, U. 5. N. a
personal friend, who has been in
charge of the shore hospital. DR.. FL
lott dressed the wound again, but
Martinez died. To the rank and hie
of the forces in the city Martinez S
sending for DR.. Elliott, his former host
seemed quite as contemplate as MS
efforts to murder the Americans from
the ships on which he had been a ire
ouent guest. His American wife was
at the time on board the American
refugee ship Esperanza. She was told
that her husband had been forced upon
the balcony by snipers and shot by
them.
-Catania, Sicily, May 8: A great
earthquake last night brought death
and destruction to many villages near
Mount Aetna. The number Of dead up
to tonight was officially placed at 173,
with about $50 injured. A large part
of the devastated territory has not
been inspected. The affected zone eX-
tends from Zaffarna, the highest VII
20 o.
tween Airre Reale, on the south ana
Giarre on the north. 1t includes Lii
nera, the center of the disturbance,
Pisano and Santa Verenina. In Lienra
alone 10 persons were killed and 900
injured. In Bongiardo 13 dead and u
injured have been taken from the
ruins. At Consintini Is were killed
and many injured. These villages and
many smaller places were levelled.
The entire district today presented a
spectacle Of desolation, ruin and death.
Many of the injured had not been tax
en- from the debris. All train service
has been abandoned owing to the col
lapse of bridges. broken tracks and OBJ
structed tunnels. For centuries this
section has suffered from earthquakes,
owing to the activity of Mount Aetna.
Yet it is thickly populated. as the land
is fertile, vineyards growing with lit
tie attention. At the central point OF
the disturbance. dozens Of bodies We're
lying along the roads. many unrecog-
nizable. as they were badly crushed.
The injured lay in the open, awaiting
assistance which has been sent to
them. Where Linera stood is a mass
of ruins. Those houses which did not
collapse entirely were so broken as to
emphasize the completeness of the dis
aster The village consisted of about
500 inhabitants. Most of the people
escaped because the shock occurred
when the men and some of the women
were working in the fields. From the
vineyards they saw their houses fall
ing and when they arrived, breathless,
at their homes, they found only wreck
age, with some Of their people buried
beneath II. This accounts for the fact
that most OF the victims at Linera
were women and children. The men,
wild with terror and grief, attacked
the debris with their bare hands in an
effort to save their families. Generals
Trabuchi and Moccagatta are in COM
mand of the work Of rescue, which is
being taken up vigorously by soldiers,
firemen, policemen and red cross vol
unteers. II is expected, however. that
weeks will pass before the full extent
of the disaster can be ascertained; as
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