Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-28


but no Americans were killed. The
property loss inflicted by the MeXlcans
on the town of Nueva is estimated as
aggregating s50O,OOO.
The house recently passed two
bills introduced by Representative
Aiken, to paw hrs. w. 3. +. Corpln
and Mrs. {. d. Corbin, both OF wal
halla, the sum of $1,000 each, on ac-
count of their respective huspanos
having been killed while in the ser
vice of the government. w. b. r.
Corbin was a deputy United States
marshal at Walhalla, and Z. u: Cor
bin was his brother and assistant.
On the night of March y, lSOS, tney
undertook to arrest hooer. oeiomei ioms
for a violation of the postal laws
shooting into a mail box. They at
tempted to make the arrest at the
home of Belcher's grandfather, j. q.
Palmer, near the town or Wainalla'
but both officers were shot and killed.
'rhe history of these bills are inter-
esting from a legal STANDPOINT In
that this is the first time that plil
of this kind has ever passed either
house of congress.
A story of the arrest of the Uni
ted states marines at Tampico' Mex
leo. which precipitated the present
Mexican crisis, is contained in letter
received at st. Louis, Mo-, last sat
urday, by Mrs. John H. Hayden, from
her brother, James Cole, sailor on
the gunboat Dolphin. The letter was
written at Tampico, April IA, and de-
scribes the arrest of the marines ol
the gunboat Dolphin as 1olloWs:
1.-The other day we went ashore, ten
of us, and the paymaster, TO get sup
plies, and we got too Aar down the
river on the firing line. AS soon as
we hit the beach the federal army
captured us and we were flying the
American flag, too. They held us
prisoners about fifteen hours. Our
captain came over and got us. They
took the American flag off our boat
and threw it overheard. Iney
thought the paymaster was relatlVe
of ex-President Madero. The admlrai
certainly did rave. He sent Woru "
the Mexicans to offer an apology ana
fire a salute of 81 guns to the Amerl-
can flag or he would blow the city
of Tampico up. Two Mexican oincers
came aboard and apologized, put they
would not fire the salute. Inc ao
miral told them to fire II Wltnln -
hours; but nothing stirring. He then
gave a "a hour extension. Word was
sent here from Washington that' IL
he didn't receive word from WASH
inston by 6 D. m, last night, we were
to take the city. We never got Woro
until yesterday afternoon. we w@e6e @
all ready for action. We had 4,ooV
sailors ready to land from the shlps'
Following his statement OF Fep-
ruary 20, in regard to Southern ral-
way financing, President Fairfax mar
rison announces that with the pro
ceeds of five million dollars OF equip
ment trust notes, the southern rall-
way has just contracted Tor 10 10
comotives, 54 all steel passenger
train cars, and 4,O75 freight train
cars, largely of steel construction. VI
the locomotives, 54 will be or the
heavy Mikado freight type, 10 OF the
Pacific passenger type, 13 six-wheel
switchers, and eight-wheel swltch-
ers, They will be built in accordance
with the latest and most improved
designs and will be similar TO motlVe
power of the same types now In ser
vice on the lines of the Southern ran,
way where traffic is heaviest. Inc an
stesl Messenger equipment includes 35
coaches of the largest and latest
type. electrically lighted, four dlh,
ing cars, five combined passenger ana
baggage cars, five mail and baggage
cars, and five baggage ana express
cars. The 4,O75 freight train cars
will include $3.50 thirty-ton steel uno
derframe ventilator box cars oVo
fifty-ton all steel fiat cars, 200 capoos-
es, 100 steel underframe stock cars
and 20 steel underframe poultry cars.
This large equipment order SHOWS lhe
belief Of the Southern Railway com
pany in the continued prosperity ana
growth of the territory 1t serves ana
its purpose to enlarge its facilities TO
keep pace with that growth. AS soon
as II can be delivered by the oulloers'
this equipment will be placed In ser
vice and at the disposal of the busl-
ness interests of the southeastern
territory.
Washington, April "a: Proceed
ines were begun in the supreme court
TODAY to determine whether the ma
tional guard may be sent to Mexico OF
other territory outside the Oillteu
States without first being mustered
i'm as volunteers. The proceedings are
i'm the nature of an appeal from the
action of Judge Day in the Federai
court in northern Ohio in dismissing
an action of Lieut.. Col. Daniel L.
Stearns against Adjt. Gen. George h
Wood of the Ohio national guard
growing out of preparations Tor mill
tia movements outside the country.
The court action is designed to test
the constitutionality of the recently
enacted militia law, under Whlch sec
retary Garrison directed the various
national guard organizations MOD
jized ..under orders from the presi-
dent. upon the declaration OF war or
the imminence thereof" The suit was
begun April IS, at Cleveland, anu
Judge Day dismissed the action. Inc
contention is made that under the
constitution all Federal power over
the state militia is confined TO the
organization, arming and dlsclplihihs
of the organization, but mat all oIhei
powers are reserved to the lnolVluua'
states. An appeal from the decision
of Federal Judge Day was Ileu III
the supreme court and motioh
made TO advance hearing on the case:
Attorneys for the adjutant general OF
ohio argued that the case should be
advanced owing to the possible early
need of the militia. Conditions nave
arisen" they said in a brief filed TO-
day. under which it may be neceS
sary for such troops to be pressed
in their present capacity, as the ma
tional guard. or in the event that such
use many not lawfully De hao' men theh
their status changed to make them
available for use beyond the limits
of the United States before this cause
might be reached in regular order
and IN the event that such use may
be made, much will be gained In mill
.tary preparedness and emclency anu
a vast expenditure Of money by the
government averted.
Galveston, Texas, April 25: The
Tampico situation continued so ser-
Gus, according to wireless messages
reaching here today, that two torpedo
boats were yesterday sent up the
Panuco river at Tampico to get
Americans. Refugees arriving here
from TampicO today said they were
saved from rioting MeXicans early
wednesday morning by German sail
ors. The story of the riot was told by
Americans on the collier Cyciops'
which anchored in quarantine here
this afternoon. The trouble started
Tuesday night after the American
warships at Tampico had left their
positions near shore and steamed
some miles out to sea during the az
ternoon. The refugees said they De
lieved the warships withdrew because
they had orders to seize Tampico ana
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