Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-13


and other improvements. Many OF
those who voted against the bill eX-
planned that their opposition was not
to Federal aid in constructing the high
ways, but to the method proposed In
the pending measure.
Washington, February IL: With
out a roll call the senate late today
passed a bill to provide temporary
method for the nomination and elec-
ton of senators in states that have not
legislated to carry out the seventeenth
constitutional amendment for the direct
election Of senators. An amendment
to make the measure apply only to
elections was defeated 81 to 16. The
law would"b effective only until the
various states provide their own ma
chinery for nominating and electing
senators. Where no such methods are
provided the bill would make the state
laws for nominating and electing the
state officers applicable to senators.
The only fight against the measure
came from southern senators who con-
tended that the Federal government
had no constitutional right to intrude
into such local matters as the nomina-
ton of candidates. Senator Fail or
Mexico, was the only Republican to
elections.
New York, February 10: A ship
load of negroes, mostly farmers, and
their wives from Oklahoma, waited
here today for Alfred c. Sam to lead
them to a new negro Utopia on the
Gold Coast Of Africa. The negroes
were induced to come here, they said,
by Sam, who had been collecting colo
nizers from Oklahoma, Texas and Mis-
sissippi. More negroes were expected
was said that eighty-six were coming
from Boston. The steamer in which
the negroes expected to seek the Gold
Coast was the old Curityba, of the
Munson Line, which formerly piled
between New York and Cuba. An
officer Of the Munson line said today
that the Curityba recently was sold
to the Akin Trading company, in
which Sam is supposed to be inter-
ested., Sam, according to the colonists
represents himself to be an African
chief. Sam could not be found here
today. The negroes talked in glow
ing terms of a sovereign land where
they would have their own govern
ment and their own religion. In the
absence of Sam, who they said, was
in Boston looking out for recruits,
the party is under the leadership of
A. Davis, an old negro Baptist cler-
gyman. Davis told them that they
are to form a new church in the
promised land to be called the Church
of God" Religious zeal seemed to
sway the party as much as their de-
sire to better their worldly circum-
stances.
&C. Hunter Raine, president Of the
Mercantile Bank at Memphis, Tenn,
arrested last Monday on the charge OF
embezZlement after the discovery or
alleged defalcations Of more than ST.
coo, 900 has taken up the routine OF Jail
life He slept well the first night and
his friends are sending supplies to his
cell. Raine has refused all offers OF
bail, saying he is guilty and ready to-
take his punishment. While first an.
nouncements placed the amount Of
Raine's shortage at about s500,000, fig
ures given out since show that this has
been increased to nearly 81, 100000, and
bank officials state the defalcation may
reach close to $1,500,000. Raine has
steadfastly declined to discuss the
banks affairs further than to insist
that he alone is responsible for condi-
tions which wrecked the institution,
which was under state jurisdiction. A
DANES arrest took place Tuesday
when a reconciliation was affected be-
tween Raine and his brother, Gilbert
D. Raine, publisher Of the Memphis
News -Scimitar. The two had been es-
tranged for a number Of years, but
when the bank president was placed in
a cell one Of the first to call upon him
was his brother Gilbert. The Tennes-
see laws for bank supervision are not
at all strict, and Raine has been man
aging to make his cash balance by the
use Of his own checks as cash.
Douglas, Wyoming, February IL:
Doc" Middleton is dead. He died in
Jail in Douglas a few days ago. The
barrel OF his six gun" was so covered
with notches-there were q of them
that there was not room for them
all on one side, so the redoubtable
owner had to turn the weapon over
and begin making marks on the other.
According to gossip-when old Doc"
wasn't around-notches had been cut
in that gun barrel in half the trans
Missouri states. Four were cut in
one day. Time was when Doc" was
wanted" in half a dozen states, with
rewards aggregating probably $4,000
hanging over his head. The vigilantes
Of Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wy
omingo, New Mexico, Arizona, and a
few other states were always on the
lookout for him, and instructions were
that he be hanged without the formali-
ty Of trial. BE sure it's Doc and
then 60 ahead, and if there's any
doubt about it being Doc, go ahead
anyway" were the general orders.
He died of measles and pneumonia
Middleton was the king of cattle
rustlers. He rustled cattle all the way
from BonZeman to Toas, from Abilene
to Aberdeen, from Omaha to ogden.
The vigilantes were formed primarily
to stop cattle thieving. The rus
tiers formed an organization known
as the "Hoodoos," for the purpose of
protecting themselves from the vigil
antes. Dozens of rustlers and vigilan
tes were killed. Near Sidney, Neb.,
one day the vigilantes got after Mid
dleton, who had been accused Of steal
ing a COW. This time Middleton was
innocent, it is said. He got word the
vigilantes were coming, so he sad
died his COW pony and took to the
range. The vigilantes picked up his
trail, and there was running fight,
lasting half the day. That evening
Middleton cut four notches in his gun.
Two days later he surrendered to the
sheriff, who put him in Sidney Jail.
- Washington, February II: What
was declared to be the most successful
convention since the organization of
the Boy Scouts of America, was
brought to close here tonight with
a flourish of speeches. Business, ad-
dresses and receptions had occupied
but a single day. The scouts and their
leaders, more than 100 strong, were
entertained by Secretary Bryan, per-
sonally representing the president,
who was confined to his bedroom with
a cold; Secretary Daniels of the navy
department, and other officers of the
nation. Without exception the move
ment was lauded as possessing great
possibility for good service to the
coming generation. Chief Scout Ernest
Thompson Seton tonight declared that
already the Boy Scout movement was
jammed with boys and that many
were turned away because of the
scarcity of men leaders. Give us men
to lead the boys and we will carry out
our work so completely that within
ten years the jails will be empty and
abandoned" he pleaded. The speaker