Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and Jacts. ? 'Some thirty or forty miners have been killed in conllict with state troops in the southern Colorado coal (ields. and the governor of Colorado has made a personal appeal to President Wilson to send state troops to compose the situation. President Wilson has not given a final reply; but has wired that he cannot conceive of a strike situation in Colorado that would be beyond the control of the state authorities. ? The Mexican Federals who have been holding the town of Nueva Lavedo, just across the river from Lavedo, Texas, destroyed it last Saturday. The Mexicans assumed that war was certain, and that as the Americans would have no trouble in taking Lavedo, they set tire to the principal buildings, and blew up many others with dynamite. They also tried to destroy the two international bridges; but a strong force of American troops was ordered out and after several Mexicans had been killed by sharpshooters and machine guns, the effort to destroy the bridges was abondoned. There was a sharp exchange of shots across the river; l- a morira n? wpn> killed. The property loss inflicted by the Mexicans I on the town of Mueva is estimated as aggregating $500,000. ? The house recently passed two bills, introduced by Representative Aiken, to pay Mrs. W. B. F. Corbln and Mrs. C. L>. Corbin, both of Walhalia, the sum of $1,000 each, on account of their respective husbands having been killed while in the service of the government. Wl B. F. Corbin was a deputy United States marshal at Walhalla, and C. D. Corbin was his brother and assistant, on the night of March 0, 1909, they undertook to arrest Robert Belcher for a violation of the postal laws, shooting into a mail box. They attempted to make the arrest at the home of Belcher's grandfather. J. B. Ralmer, near the town of Walhalla, but both officers were shot and killed. The history of these bills are interesting from a legal standpoint, in that this is the first time that a bill of this kind has ever passed either house of congress. ? A story of the arrest of the United Mates marines at Tampico, Mexico, which precipitated the present Mexican crisis, is contained in a letter received at St. Louis, Mo., last Saturday, by Mrs. John H. Hayden, from her brother, James Cole, a sailor on the gunboat Dolphin. The letter was written at Tampico, April 14, ana ue-i scribes the arrest of the marines oi the gunboat Dolphin as follows: "The other day we went ashore, ten of us, and the paymaster, to get supplies, and we got too far down the river on the tiring line. As soon as we hit the beach the federal army captured us and we were Hying the American flag, too. They held us prisoners about flfteen hours. Our captain came over and got us. They took the American flag off our boat and threw it overboard. They thought the paymaster was a relative of ex-President Madero. The admiral certainly did rave. He sent word to the Mexicans to offer an apology and tire a salute of 21 guns to the American flag or he would blow the city of Tampico up. Two Mexican officers came aboard and apologized, but they would not fire the salute. The admiral told them to fire it within 24 hours; but nothing stirring. He then gave 9. 24 hour extension. Word was sent here from Washington that, if he didn't receive word from Washington by 6 p. m., last night, we were to take the city. We never got word until yesterday afternoon. We were all ready for action. We had 4,000 sailors ready to land from the ships." ? Following his statement of February 20, in regard to Southern rail ^ Poipfov Hnr- I way financing, rr??ucui ! ...? riton announces that with the proceeds of five million dollars of equipment trust notes, the Southern railway has just contracted for 75 locomotives. 54 ail steel passenger train cars, and 4,075 freight train cars, largely of steel construction. Of the locomotives, 54 will be of the heavy Mikado freight type, 15 of the Pacific passenger type, 13 six-wheel switchers, and 2 eight-wheel switchers. They will be built in accordance with the latest and most improved designs and will be similar to motive power of the same types now in service on the lines of the Southern railway where traffic is heaviest. The all steel passenger equipment includes 35 coaches of the largest and latest type, electrically lighted, four dining cars, Ave combined passenger and baggage cars, Ave mail and baggage cars, and Ave baggage and express cars. The 4,075 freight train cars will include 3,250 thirty-ton steel underframe ventilator box cars, 500 " ?..? oqk! 90ft rahnns lilty-ion ail sieci iiui vats, ... es, 100 steel underframe stock cars, and 25 steel underframe poultry cars. This large equipment order shows the belief of the Southern Railway company in the continued prosperity and growth of the territory it serves and its purpose to enlarge its facilities to keep pace with that growth. As soon as it can be delivered by the builders, Ihis equipment will be placed in service and at the disposal of the business interests of the southeastern territory. ? Washington, April 24: Proceedings were begun in the supreme court today to determine whether the national guard may be sent to Mexico or other territory outside the United States without first being mustered in as volunteers. The proceedings are in the nature of an appeal from the action of Judge Day in the Federal court in northern Ohio in dismissing an action of Lieut. Col. Daniel T. Stearns against Adjt. Gen. George H. Wood of the Ohio national guard, growing out of preparations for militia movements outside the country. The court action is designed to test ??ii?,. nf iho r^ppntlv tne consiuuiiuuautj ? enacted milUa law, under which Secretary Garrison directed the various national guard organizations mobilized "under orders from the president, upon the declaration of war or the imminence thereof." The suit was began April 18, at Cleveland, and Judge Day dismissed the action. The contention is made that under the constitution all Federal power over the state militia is confined to the organization, arming and disciplining of the organization, but that all other powers are reserved to the individual states. An appeal from the decision of Federal Julge Day was filed in the supreme court and a motion 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 have arisen," they said in a brief filed today, "under which it may be necessary for such troops to be pressed in their present capacity, as the national guard, or in the event that such use many not lawfully be had, then 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 ?>o made, much will be gained in mili tary preparedness and efficiency and a vast expenditure of money by the government averted." ? Galveston, Texas. April 25: The Tampico situation continued so serious, 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 sailors. The story of the riot was told by Americans on the collier Cyclops, 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 afternoon. The refugees said they believed the warships withdrew because they had orders to seize Tampico and believed their immediate presence might excite the Mexicans. After dark bands of Mexicans began to runge the streets shouting insults to Americans, who had withdrawn to the shelter of the principal hotels in Tampico, the Imperial and the Southern. About midnight a mob estimated at 600. began to throw stones at the Southern hotel, where there were twenty or thirty American women and a little more than three hundred American men. according to the refugees' estimate. Bill Hanson, a former United States deputy marshal in south Texas, organized the American men who had a few rifles and pistols, for resistance. The Americans, however had so little ammunition that they did not dare open fire, fearing the Mexicans would kill them after their ammunition was exhausted. The mob, emboldened, began began pounding on the doors with clubs and fists. One Mexican fired through a window but no one was wounded. Captain von Kohler, German cruiser Dresden, the refugee said, sent officers ashore notifying the mob that unless they disappeared within fifteen minutes, he would land marines. The mob withdrew. The German sailors then took the women from the Southern and the Imperial hotels aboard boats to ships in the harbor. The men marched out. Some gave their suit cases to porters. A few of the suit cases, the refugees said, were torn from the porters' hands by other Mexicans, thrown upon the ground and trampled. There was some rioting at the Imperial hotel but not much damage was done. The Southern has been for years the headquarters for oil men in the Tampico district. She ^oekvitlc inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvtlle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.i TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1914 We still do not see how Uncle Sam is going to get out of the trouble without giving Mexico a licking in one battle. Mr. W. W. Srnoak, former owner of the Press and Standard of Walterboro; but who is now connected with the Anderson inteingencer, ims resumed the ownership of his old paper, and will probably return to Walterboro after a while. So far the Americans down in Mexico have shown that they know pretty well how to shoot. It took only a few shots from the six inch guns down at Vera Cruz to put the ancient fortifications in the harbor and the walls of the naval college out of business. If Huerta persists in holding Americans in the city of Mexico prisoners, what is to prevent the American army from going there? And if anything happens to the American prisoners and the responsibility can be fixed on Huerta, why should something not happen to Huerta? nttUn/lii r\f thp Rritiah tank! PS when the Americans landed at Vera Cruz and the action of the Germans when American lives were threatened at Tampico, indicates that Uncle Sam has the complete sympathy of Europe in his little misunderstanding with Mexico. As to what the United States will do with Huerta when it gets him, it is impossible to predict; but as things stand now the United States will certainly get him unless some Mexican gets him first. The elimination of Huerta, there is reason to believe, would save lots of trouble. With Mayor Grace and James Sottile backing Governor Blease in the encampment matter and the "best people" of Charleston glad the encampment has been called off because * ?1oa o K! or /I n i n 1/ 11 II1CUIIB ill Lit" nov man a uig ui uim and the like, it would appear that Mr. Garrison has not gained very much after all. They have been circulating stories to the effect that Mr. Bryan, the former peace advocate, is going to resign his position as secretary of state because of the imminence of war with Mexico; but Mr. Bryan says he has never entertained any idea of resigning. There are hundreds and thousands of good men throughout the country who advocate peace at almost any price; but who have seen enough to realize that under conditions as they exist now, it can easily develop that peace will be impossible. We have not seen the new militia law; but if it is a fact as some of the newspapers seem inclined to think, that the president is going to have the appointment of regimental and company officers without recommendation from the governors, we are inclined to think there will he a considerable damper on the business of raising volunteers. In the first place, the element of friendly companionship which is such an important factor in the raising of volunteer companies, will be largely eliminated, and the conditions will be very much like those which now hinge around the act of volunteering for service in the regular army. The Chilean, Brazilian and Argentine representatives in Washington have tendered the good offices of their respective governments for mediation between the United States and Mexico with a view to securing the elimination of Huerta. It is understood that the United States government is perfectly willing to accept these offers of mediution; but it is not thought that anybody at Washington believes anything will come of them. While as yet the South American governments seem to be friendly enough with the American government, among the South American people there is a feeling of sullen resentment against the United States for interfering in Mexico. Some of the less responsible newspapers of Japan are urging that the complications between the United States and Mexico furnish a desirable opportunity for the Japanese government to press its unsettled contentions against the United States. There is no question of the fact that there is much sentiment in Japan against the United States and a feeling in that country that the Japanese would really prove quite formidable antagonists for this country: but there is reason to believe that the good sense of the most level headed and influential leadership of Japan is sufficient to keep the country from making a most serious mistake for itself just at this juncture. The Mexicans who live in the northern part of their country and who have realized more fully the extent to which life, liberty and the right to pursue happiness are conserved in this country, as compared with conditions as they exist in their own country, are the people who have made the most trouble for the established order of things over on the other side of the line. Take the poor laborer, for instance, who has been wearing his life away at a wage of 20 or 30 cents a day, and give him from one to two dollars for the same work, and along with the wage all the privileges that go with full fledged manhood, up to the full capacity of his appreciation and enjoyment, and it is no wonder that he should become dissatisfied with his former condition. It is no wonder, either, that he should communicate his dissatisfaction to his fellows. Editor DeCamp of the OafTney Ledger thinks that Mr. Finley is "treading close to the brink of Republicanism," in view of his vote in the Panama, tolls repeal matter. air. ueuamp, u w*r mistake not, has always been coldfooted to our present congressman and that he should thus wrongly size up Mr. Finley's stand is not surprising. ?Fort Mill Times. All of which goes to show that Brother Bradford is either not a very close observer or has a poor memory. With the possible exception of two times in the past eighteen years we have supported Mr. Finley, and those two times was when Cherokee county had a candidate in the race. Two years ago we supported him against Mr. Pollock. We are free to confess that we have not been over-zealous in that support recently because Mr. Finlew has developed into a nonentity. In our opinion he is of very little force, being the tool of Champ Clark, and [ his highest conception of office is the patronage attached to it. The free tolls measure is a Republican measure. passed by a Republican congress and signed by a Republican president. The Democrats are trying to repeal this Republican measure and Mr. Finley, a Democrat, elected from a Democratic district, in a Democratic state, opposes it. We repeat. "Mr. Finley is treading close to the brink of Republicanism."?Oaffney Ledger. This is no quarrel of ours. The Ledger's characterization of Mr. Finley is a matter of opinion or assertion, as one sees proper to look at it. But when it comes to me question m w mocracy, there is no question of the Ledger's ignorance to say the least of it. It is true that free tolls was a Republican proposition, passed by a Republican congress and signed by a Republican president; but it must be remembered that this legislation was afterward incorporated in the Democratic platform, and it is there now. Mr. Finley's vote on the question was certainly Democratic and it is not at all fair to characterize that vote as leaning toward Republicanism. Yes, it is true that a newspaper opinion is only the opinion of an individual. Nobody should think of denying that. The same is true of a judge on the circuit bench or on the supreme bench. There is no intention to suggest that the soundness of an * ' ' In /"> opinion oy me average euuur m ?.? uc compared to the soundness of an opinion by the average judge. That is not the point; but it is desired to illustrate something. For instance a good many people have the habit of talking to themselves when alone. The habit is a bad one; but nevertheless some judges are addicted to it?even supreme court judges. Usually such talk is more or less incoherent. There is nothing to it, and it means nothing. Put that judge in social conversation with an intimate friend, and his talk becomes more dignified and responsible; but as apt as not it is still liable to be slack. When the judge speaks from the bench, however, his words are weighed more carefully, and they take on a much more commanding meaning. When he devotes himself to the writing of an opinion to be handed down from the supreme court, he puts into that opinion the very best he has. He has more than one reason for exercising the greatest possible care. In the first place he seeks to do exact justice, and in the second place he wishes to justify himself in the effort. He knows that what he says is subject to the most searching criticism of friends and foes, and that any mistake he might make will be subject to criticism that will have its effect for good or bad on his usefulness. Take any individual, whether editor or not, and the effect is the same. Where there is little responsibility, his utterances are not so guarded; but let him realize that what he writes is to be read by an indefinite number of people of varying degrees of intelligence, including he knows not who, and he is likely to be careful as to what he says. Even the superficial swaggeringer who is fond of the gaping plaudits of the street loafers, and who indulges blatherskitish propensities to inspire the same will, when he knows his words are to be a part of the printed record, become more circumspect and conservative. But with it all, of course, it does not follow that because an opinion is in writing it is necessarily sound. The most that is to be said is that a written opinion is generally ~of higher quality than a spoken opinion from the same individual. Facts About Mexico. Area?565,535 square miles. * Population?15,063,207. White, 20 per cent; mixed, 43 per cent; Indian, 36 ner cent: foreien. 1 Der cent. The for eign population in 1910 included natives of 40 countries, of whom there were 30,000 Americans, 5,000 British and f?,000 Germans. Capital. City of Mexico, population 470,659. Subdivisions of the country: For administration purposes the country is divided into 2" states, three territories and the federal district. Central states?Aguas Calientes, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Mexico, Morelos, Puebla, Quertaro, San Luis Potosi, Tiavcala and Zacatecas. Northern States?Chihuahua, Coahuila. Nuevo Leon and Sonora. Coast States?Campeche, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz, Yucatan, Colima, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Oaxaca and Sinaloa. Territories?Quantana Roo, Lower California and Tepic. Principal Ports Gulf of Mexico? Vera Cruz, population about 30,000; distance from Mexico City 190 miles. Tampico?Population 10,000; 225 miles north-west of Vera Cruz. Matamoros?Population 9,000; on Rio Grande, opposite Brownsville, Texas, 28 miles from Gulf of Mexico. Progresso?Population 5,200, state capital of Yucatan. facinc coast: niazatian?population 18,000; in state of Sinaloa. Acapulco?Population 5,000; 200 miles southwest of Mexico City. Salina Cruz ?Terminus of railroad across Isthmus of Tehunantepec. Northern Frontier Cities: Nuevo Laredo?Population 6,500; opposite Laredo, Texas. Ciudad Porflro Diaz?Population 5,000; opposite Eagle Pass, Texas. Juarez?Population 7,000; opposite El Paso, Texas; 1,223 miles from Mexico City. Nogales?Population 3,000; opposite Nogales, Ariz. Important Interior Cities: Torreon? Population 14,000; in south-western Coahuila. Durango?Population 31,000; capital of Durango. Zaeatecas; 300 miles north of Mex.co City? Population 40,000. Guanajuato?Population 42,000; capital of state of Guanajuato; 150 miles north of Mexico City. San Luis Potosi?Population 61,000; 225 miles north-east of Mexico City; about 200 miles from Tampico; important railroad center. Puebla? Population 95,000; 63 miles south-east from Mexico City; on railroj.d to Vera Cruz. Pachuca?Population 40.000; 55 miles north-east of Mexico City; on another branch of railroad to Vera Cruz from Mexico City. Guadalajara ?Population 120,000; 275 m les northwest of Mexico City; ori i-ailroad to Mazutlan. Oxaca?Population 35,000; 225 miles south-east of Mexico City; capital of Oxaca. Chihuahua?Population 30,000; 225 miles south of El] Paso; on railroad to Mexico City; capital of Chihuahua. Monterey? Population 62,000; capital of Nuevo Leon; on railroad from Eagle Pass to Mexico City and Tampico Internal Improvements; Railroau Mileage?16,000. Important Terminals: On Northern Frontier?Matamoras, Ciudad Porflrio Diaz, Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Nogalca, East Coast?Matamoros, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Progresso. West Coast?-Guaymas, Mazatlan, Acapulco. Interior ?Mexico City, Guadalaajra, Durango, Oaxaca. Telegraph Lines?50,000 miles. Postofflces?2,964. ?? NEGOTIATING FOR PEACE South American Republics Would Mediate in Mexican Matter. With Vera Cruz in the hands of the Americans, the regular army concentrating along the border, and feverish preparations for war going on throughout th>; country, there has been a temporary lull in the Mexican excitement and there seems to be slight possibility of settling existing differences without further bloodshed. The situation is described in a Washington dispatch of last night as follows: Formal acceptance by the Huerta government of the offer of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to use their good offices to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulty between the United States and Mexico was cabled to Spanish Ambassador Ritino heretonight by Portillo y Rojas, foreign minister in the Huerta cabinet. Senor Rojas' note was transmitted at once to the three Soutti American diplomats who began a conference which lasted far into the night, discussing the next move in their peace plan. Secretary Bryan having accepted the offer of good offices Saturday, the first step now is completed and the way paved for actual negotiations ln/%binn- fn O naQnoflll pjpfl pin? 11 n Cit the situation. The tenseness of the Mexican situation was distinctly relieved today when the representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, supported by pressure from all Latin America and from the foremost powers of Europe, concentrated their efforts towards a specific adjustment of the crisis. The success of the first steps towards mediation?the prompt acceptance by the United States and the announcement of the Spanish ambassador that Huerta had accepted the tender of good offices?produced a feeling of distinct hope which was reflected not only In administration quarters but in congress, where "war talk" gave way to a spirit of conciliation. Throughout the day the three South American envoys held fr?quent conferences to arrange the preliminaries of procedure. Pending the receipt of the formal acceptance by Huerta no proposals will be submitted to either the United States or the Huerta government. It also has beer made plain that no conditions as to the terms that will be acceptable as yet have been placed formally before th^ intermedl aries. The president and Secietary Bryan were assured through sejarate diplomatic sources that Gen. Huerta was ready to accept the tendei of good offices, and was drafting a formal acceptance. Pressure from Germany, Great Britain and France advising Huerta to accept the first step towards mediation, and the aprovlng attitude of Latin-American countries to the settlement of the controversy by Pan-American diplomacy emphasised the world-wide influences for peaea, SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? Mayor John P. Grace, of Charleston and James Sottile, owner of the Isle of Palms, both say that Governor Blease was right in his spat with Secretary Garrison. ? News and Courier, Monday: Ac cording to the face of the returns from the Democratic ward club elections Saturday night, the so-called Whaley faction captured ten of the twenty-four clubs. the so-calied Blease-Grace faction seven and the tickets from seven other clubs will probably be contested. It appears that the Whaley ticket won in ward 12, club 2, and will not be contested, although Saturday night it was stated that another ticket would be submitted as the "official." Saturday night, Mayor Grace said that his faction had won at the re-organization meetings and that a vigorous contest would be waged in the sounty convention. Leaders of the so-called Whaley faction assert that they are satisfied with the results and that they will control the convention. ? Columbia special of April 24, to the News and Courier: Democrats of South Carolina will meet in their precinct and ward clubs throughout the state tomorrow to re-organize, elect delegates to the county conventions, which meet on May 4, at noon, and choose the various county executive committees. Each club is entitled to elect a delegate for every twenty-five members or a majority f "action thereof. The club is the unit of formation of the Democratic party and the majority of these units will shape the policies and assure control of the state convention and the state Democratic executive committee, which provides the election machinery for the primaries. Obviously control of the majority of the club meetings insures control of the county conventions and through them the state convention. The state convention meets in Colum bia on May 20, at noon, in tne nan 01 the house of representatives. The state convention will be composed of 336 delegates, being based on double the number of senators and representatives, each county having twice as many delegates as they have members of the two houses of the general assembly. It will take 169 votes to control the convention. The state E?emocratic executive committee is composed of forty-five members, one from each county, and the member of the national Democratic executive committee, who at present is United States Senator B. R. Tillman. The committee selects the chairman, who at present is Ex-Governor John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg. Former State Chairman Wllie Jones, of Columbia, has been endorsed by Governor Blease and others for the place, while the name of Mr. Christie Benet, of Columbia, ffie present secretary, has been brought forward for the chairmanship. If the Bleaseites control the committee Gen. Wllie Jones will be selected state chairman, but if the Smith forces are in the majority, Mr. Benet may be chosen to pilot the committee. Whether Chairman EvanB will be put up for re-election has not yet been made apparent. Tillman Knows Him.?One of the features of the controversy over the Mexican dictator is the efforts of various people to pronounce his name. "Huerta" is capable of a number of pronunciations. Senator Norris of Nebraska, in his speech, spoke of him as "Hugh-Werter." Senator Simmons calls him "Hurt-Her." John Sharp Williams, who spent some of his school boy days in- France, calls him "Werter." Senator Tillman calls him "That d?d old Mexican." So you have it! "Villa" is just as hard to arrive at. "Carranza" is but little better. Before the war is over there will be manv tied tongues over "Huerta," "Villa," and "Carranza," "Wereter" seems to be right, so does "Veeyah," and "Karranzar.'?Washington correspondence Greenville Piedmont. ? Hon. John L?. McLaurin was elected to his county convention from his home club in spite of a strenuous effort to leave him off the ticket. The senator had not been previously connected with the machine end of the game for quite a while, and the rivals who would have kept him out of his county convention were strongly entrenched. I LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS F. F. Dalley Co., Ltd., Buffalo?Invite attention to the merits of "2 in 1" shoe polishes. See page four. P. Lorillard Co.?Presents the merits of Stag tobacco to smokers who want something good. See page four. J. R. Deas, Filbert?Has small quantity of Redding Select cotton seed for sale at $1 per bushel. Arthur T. Hart?Is announced as a candidate for alderman from ward 4 in the coming election. A. D. Dorsett?Is announced as a candidate for alderman from ward 1, and gives his platform. C. A. Boney?Sells Indian motorcycles and will be pleased to give you information. Thomson Co.?Wants you to see its lines of trunks, suit cases and bags before you buy. Clothing for men and boys. Oxfords for everybody. York Furniture Co.?Wants to supply you with paints, oils, varnishes, etc., for your spring painting. Cloud Cash Store?Offers <1 and 51.25 guaranteed shirts, for ten days, at 89 cents each. Louis Roth?Has Brimmer and Pondorosa tomato plants for sale. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Makes a special offering of $1 and 51.50 shirt waists at 68 cents each. Other waists up to 53.50 each. G. H. O'Leary?Is showing a line of Vudor porch shades in all sizes. Carroll Bros.?Recommends Cottage coffee, steel cut, at mree pounua for $1. McGUl Bros., Yorkville 1?Have five first-class mules, for sale, cheap for cash or good paper. First National Bank, Sharon?Says the whole section has been benefited by its establishment. It wants to help you and invites deposits. Sam M. Grist?Has the York county agency for Pyrene fire extinguishers, which are recommended by the National Board of Underwriters. York Supply Co.?Has a mule for sale. Cane seed, peas, seed corn, and also sells shingles, lime, lumber, etc. J. J. Keller & Co.?Want your orders for fly screens for windows and doors, made to fit and of best materials. Lyric Theatre?Gives programme for the week and calls special attention to "The Bride of Lammermoor" on Thursday?a Walter Scott romance. G. W. Whitesides & Co., Sharon?Are agents for Ladies' Home Journal patterns, and the Charlotte steam la/undry. Nancy Hall seed potatoes. A word about dry goods and shoes. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Makes suggestions as to how you can make your summer more comfortable. The political lines were drawn tightly in some of, the club re-organizations last Saturday; but generally there was a disposition to divide. An examination of the list of the delegates elected to the county convention suggests the conclusion that that body will be considerably mixed. Mr. M. S. Carroll, of the Beersheba neighborhood is a poultry fancier, and is usually quite successful with his chickens. The Barred Plymouth Rock is his favorite strain; and he raises Plymouth Rock's in large numbers. He claims that they are amongst the best layers to be had, and to prove his claim has related the record of one hen that commenced laying on October 20, and kept It up until March 22, laying an average of an egg every two days until she had 85 eggs to her credit. Then she went to setting. Mr. J. C. Burge of Yorkville No. 3,1s an enthusiastic believer In crimson clover as a soil builder, and his experience this year is making him more determined than ever to stick to crimson clover. Altogether Mr. Burge has some twenty acres wholly in clover or in clover with vetch and oats. He has already turned under several acres of his clover and during the next week or two, will turn more of his clover land and prepare for planting cotton and corn. Mr. Burge has one held of about four and a half acres in clover, vetch and oats that he expects to cut for hay. He conservatively estimates that the yield of this field will be from two to three tons to the acre. When this is cut ne win plant the Held in corn. Another Held of about five acres of crimson clover has already been turned, thoroughly disc and drag harrowed and this he will plant in cotton, which will be his only Held of cotton on his farm. Just back of his house there is a four acre patch of clover that is of particular interest. About one acre of this ground was sowed with northern | grown government inoculated clover seed, and the stand here is only fair. The balance of the Held, separated by a shallow terrace, was sowed with seed grown on his own farm last year. The stand here is at least three times as good as on the one acre above referred to, and the growth is easily fifty per cent better. This field is to be turned and planted in corn. Several years ago on one acre of this he got a yield of fifty-five bushels of corn. Another field of about four acres, where he grew crimson clover last year, followed by corn, this year he has sowed in oats and crimson clover. The oats range from knee to waist high, and the clover here is showing up well, most too well for the oats. Mr. Burge intends to let these oats ripen, cut them high and then turn the stubble and seed the land to peas. He is not making any claims as to the quantity of oats he will likely get from this four acres, but good judges are likely to place the estimate at not less than 75 bushels to the acre, judging by conditions as they now appear. Mr. BuPge is firm in the belief that every farmer ought to harvest his own crimson clover seed and says that it is easy to save the seed. His method is like this: His mowing machine blade is set as high as possible, so as to just skim the top of the clover. A cotton sheet is tied under the blade and as one man drives the machine, another walks behind and rakes the seed heads off the blade on to the sheet, and then when thoroughly dry the seed heads are beaten out and the husks taken away, leaving comparatively clean seed for sowing. MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION Six citizens of Yorkville have registered to vote in the approaching municipal election since the last issue of The Enquirer. This brings the total registration up to 21.1. The following have registered: H. E. Neil, J. S. Brice, A. ii?. mumgumri^, ?? . it. i ?/navi. I H. E. Ferguson, C. M. Miller, WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The McDonnell Co., has succeeded in making several sales of Pione from the old court house. ? Capt. Srjilth, of Company L, is receiving numerous letters from school boys and others who desire to fight Mexico. ? John Demas, the Greek confectioner, is overhauling and re-arranging his store in order to better handle the summer trade. A new soda fountain has been purchased, and other improvements will be made. ? A negro baseball team from Charlotte, defeated the Yorkville negro team in Yorkville last Friday by a score of 5 to 3. This is the first game the Yorkville negro team has played this year. ? The Ancona cotton mill baseball team defeated the Clover cotton mill or the former's grounds, Saturday afternoon. The game was loosely played?both teams hitting the ball all over the field. The final score was 18 to 16. ? The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Love, met with a painful injury last Sunday morning about ten o'clock, when he was kicked on the head by a horse. The little fellow's father had gone out into the barn lot for some purpose and the child attempted to follow. He got too near the horse and was struck on the head and knocked unconscious. Medical assistance was hastily summoned and the wound dressed. The little boy is getting along as well as could be expected. ? Wednesday, June 3, at 3 p. m.. is the date set for the laying of the corner stone of the new York county court house, the ceremony to be under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge. Grand Master George T. Bryan, of Greenville, and Grand Secretary O. Frank Hart, of Columbia, have signified their intention to be in Yorkville on the occasion. It is the understanding that all of the Masonic lodges of the county are to be invited to Vorkville for the corner stone ceremonies. A Dutch lunch will be served in the late afternoon and at night the grand master will confer the M. M. degree on three candidates. ? The board of governors of the Yorkville Board of Trade, held its regular monthly meeting last night. All the members were present except one. The committee appointed to look into the development of the town's advantages as a sumnjer resort, reported cor ? J tKa Cnuthom roil. reHpuill'CIltC mm tuv kjvuvitv. .. road authorities. It developed, however, that the matter had been taken up rather too late to secure much practical benefit; but the railroad people called attention to a special round trip rate of $8.05 from Charleston to Yorkville, and offered to assist in the distribution of any literature the board might furnish. The committee on the special license tax proposition, reported that no encouragement could be had from the present town council, and that it had been decided to suspend further efforts until after the election of a new council. The committee appointed to look into the matter of securing the erection of a postoffice building in Yorkville, made no report. A committee charged with the matter of making investigations looking to the establishment of a hospital, reported its efforts; but gave no definite hope of results. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Dan Hey ward of Columbia, visited friends in Yorkville, this week. Mr. Lowry W. Jenkins of Spartanburg, visited his parents in Yorkville, last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Parks and children of Rock Hill, visited friends in Yorkville, Sunday. Mr. Arthur Neely of the Presbyterian college, Clinton, is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Dr. J. D. McDowell has returned to his home in Yorkville, after a trip to Saranac Lake. N. Y. Rock Hill Record: Misses Elizabeth and Mary Connolly, spent Sunday in Yorkville with relatives. Mrs. John F. Pinner of Suffolk, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Tscharner DeGraffenreid, in Yorkville. Mr. Carl Gaulden of Clemson college, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents near Yorkville. Mrs. B. J. Currence and son, Brian, of Yorkville, No. 8, visited Mr. J. M. Brian's family in Yorkville, last week. Messrs. M. W. Beach and B. F. Smith of Yorkville, saw the play, "Within the Law" in Charlotte, last night. Rock Hill Record: Mrs. W. G. White of Yorkville, spent Friday in the city, the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. E. W. Halle. Dr. J. B. Kennedy of the Presbyterian college, Clinton, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents in Yorkville. Miss Julia Witherspoon of Yorkville, and her guest, Miss Holly Brown, of Sumter, left yesterday, to visit friends in Asheville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hemphill and Mr. Paul Hemphill, of Chester, visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witherspoon In Yorkville, this week. Mr. John Matthews of Clover, left Sunday for Charleston, where he will resume his studies at the South Carolina Medical college. Mr. Lyle Love returned to Erskine college, Due West, yesterday, after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs Ross Love, on Yorkville No. 3. Miss Nancy Witherspoon of the College for Women, Columbia, S. C., visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witherspoon, in Yorkville, last week. William Moore, a Yorkville boy, who recently joined the navy, writes a friend in Yorkville, that he is expecting to be ordered to Mexico at any moment. He is now at Newport News. A letter received in Yorkville yesterday from Mr. Percy Berry, a Yorkville boy who has been a student at Cornell University during the past year, says that the cadet corps of the school has been organized and is getting ready for war with Mexico in case a call for volunteers is issued. Mr. S. H. McLean, division passenger agent of the Southern railway with headquarters in Columbia, was in Yorkvllle yesterday distributing literature to facilitate the movement of those who expect to attend the annual meeting of the Imperial Council A. A. O., Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to be held in Atlanta, on May 12, 13 and 14. Rock Hill Record: Friends in this city of Mr. C. S. May of Charlotte, N. C., will regret to learn that he is critically ill at his home at that place. Mr. May was taken very ill Friday with some intestinal trouble and underwent an operation Saturday morning. A telephone message from there this morning stated that he was "holding his own." Mr. Samuel A. Glenn of Bethel, who has been suffering for some time with a severe attack of bronchitis, is improving slowly, and his physician thinks that with the advent of the warmer weather, he ought to be able to take a ride out soon. Mr. David Johnson, a Confederate commd?, was among the visitors to Mr. Glenn's hnmo loaf QnnHnv PREPARING FOR CONVENTION Reports received from the various Democratic clubs throughout the county indicate that while there was not a great deal of activity at any of the precincts, there was considerably more general interest than there was two years ago. At some of the clubs, lines were drawn strictly, and none but Reformers or Conservatives?Bleaueites or anti-Bleaseites, were allowed to go to the county convention. McConnellsville and Blairsville are very good examples?the first electing conservative delegates only, and the other electing only Reform delegates. The same drawing of the lines is noticeable in several other clubs; but in Yorkville and Rock Hill there appears to have been a disposition to divide and this same disposition is noticeable at other points. Generally speaking both sides appear to be pretty well represented, as seems proper under conditiohs where there are two distinct tactions in a party that recognizes no factions. So far as The Enquirer has been able to compile the same, the results of the various meetings were as follows: Bethany?J D. Smith, President; J. L. McGill, Secretary; John A. Ratterree, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: W. B. McGill, G. A. McCarter, James E. Biggers, R. L. Groves, J. A. Ratterree, J. W. Pursley. Bethel?R. B. Riddle, executive confimitteeman. Delegates to county convention: L Hi Campbell, H. A. Quinn, R. S. Riddle. W. W. Stanton. Blairsville?H. J. Sherer, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: J. C. Blair, T. P. Meek. W. J. Sherer, D. S. Pratt. Bullock's Creek?Executive committeeman, John C. Kirkpatrick. Delegates to county convention: R. L. Vinson. J. J. Jones, E. M. Bankhead, John C. Kirkpatrick. Clover?J. A. C. Love, Chairman; F. H. Jackson, Secretary; A. J. Quinn, Executive Committeeman. Delegates to county convention: A. J. Quinn, J. B. Wood, J. A. C. Love, W. B. Hagans, W. I. Brison, J. A. Clinton. F. H. Jackson, I. J. Campbell, J. F. Currence. S. O. Lockhart, J. B. Robinson, S. A. Robinson Coates's Tavern?Mr. J. D. Lesslie was chosen as county executive committeeman; but the naming of delegates to the county convention was deferred to another time. Ebenezer?Delegates to county convention: J. F. Williams, F. R. Black, T. A. Brown. Forest Hill?G. L Suggs, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: Dr. L. L. Campbell, S. S. Glenn, C. Hv Glenn, G. L. Suggs. Fort Mill?S. H. Epps, Sr.. Pres; J. H. Sutton, V. P.; S. W. Parks, Secretary; Member of county executive committee, C. P. Blankenship. Recommended for delegate to state convention, S. H. Bpps, Sr. Delegates to county convention: D. G. Kimbrell, Joe Lee, William White. J. L Kimbrell, Murray Mack, Rob't. Harris, B. C. Ferguson, W. Lee Hall, A. A. Bradford, S. W. Parks, J. R. Haile, J. H. Sutton, B. F. Bennett, C. S. Link. C. P. Blankenship, W. H. Wlndle, S. H. Epps, Sr., J. M. Armstrong. Hickory Grove?W. A. Hood, presi aeni; w. r. mcuiii, secretary, j. o. Wilkerson, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: R. M. Whitesides, W. F. McGill, N. M. McDill. J. J. J. Robinson. W. C. Kirby, R. H. Holliday, W. A. Hood, R. M. Bratton, J. S. Wilkerson. McConnellsville?Executive committeeman, P. Moore Burris. Delegates to county convention: J. T. Crawford, J. O. Moore, O. L. Sanders, P. Moore Burris, J. Frank Ashe. Newport?President, J. A. McFadden. Delegates to county convention: J. A. MoFadden, Z. V. Bradford, T. B. Glenn. Ogden?President, W. M. Newsom; Secretary, W. H. Dunlap; Executive Committeeman, I. S. Kldd. Delegates to county convention: W. T. Hollis, W. H. Dunlap, W. M. Newsom, W. W. Hovis. Piedmont?R. M. Wallace, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: R. M. Wallace, J. N. Hogue. ' Rock Hill, No. 1?G. P. Smith, Pres. A. "E. Hutchison. Secretary: W. B. By ers, executive committeeman. DeleI crates to county convention: Clark Starnes, Jno. Fudge, Rosa McFadden, A. D. Holler, O. W. Ayers, S. M. Moore, D. L. Moss, W. O. Duncan, Dr. T. A. Crawford, J. C. Cork, J. W. Wilson, Alex Black, C. P. Black, W. H. Hope, C. W. F. Spencer, J. E. Qettys, C. H. Hally, Dr. J. E. W. Haile, W. A. Hunsucker. Henry Collins, J. M. McFadden, W. C. Gregory, O. Motz, S. B. Carroll. Jr., Joe Howe, Geo. Beach, C. H. Allen, R. J. White, G. P. Smith, Hyder Workman, Chas. Stowe. Rock Hill, No. 2?W. W. Moore, Pres.: B. J. White, Vice-Pres.; J. B. Orelghton, Secretary: W. B. Wilson, Jr., County Executive Committeeman. Delegates to county convention: J. A. Barber, J. G. Barnwell, A. M. Black, W. W. Boyce, J. M. Cherry, J. B. Creighton, E. C. Coker, C. K. Chreitzberg, H. M. Dunlap, J. Hi Foster, B. M. Fewell, W. H. Glenn, J. T. Giles, R. L. Kerr, A. P. Lineberger, M. S. Lively, Alex Long, Alex Martin, B. F. Massey, W. W. Moore, D. L. McDonald, J. W. O'Neal, J. L. Phillips, L. D. Pitts, O. S. Poe, J. W. Rawlinson, L. H. Rogers, J. B. Steele, W. B. Wilson, W. B. Wilson, Jr.. B. J. White, H. H. White, T. M. Whisonant, J. R. Williams, J. C. Witharonnnn T Hi Withprnnnon Sharon?J. H. Saye, President; H. W. Shannon, Vice President; J. S. Hartness, Secretary and Treas. Delegates to the county convention: J. S, Raine" H. W. Shannon, W. Q. Hays, S. B. Pratt, D. L. Good. Smyrna?E. D. Darwin, president; W. T. Whitesides, secretary; R. W. Whiteside, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: E. D. Darwin, R. W. Whitesides, J. R. White, O. B. Patton, B. N. Miller. Tirzah?J. M. Campbell, president; F. E. Smith, county executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: T. M. Oates, R. R. Allison, J. M. Campbell, F. B. Clinton. Yorkville, No. 1?Dr. W. G. White. President; R. L. Wilkerson, vice president; Lessiie Smith, Secretary E. M. Dickson, Treasurer; Thos. F. McDow, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: E. M. Dickson, Lessiie Smith. R. L. Wilkerson, T. F. McDow. W. B. Keller, J. M. Brice, J. D. Clark, George Eaves, J. S. Brice, R. R. McCorkle, N. S Black, M. S. Carroll, Dr. W. G. White, C. E. Spencer, John R. Hart. Yorkville, No. 2?W. W. Lewis, President; R. E. McFarland, Vice President; J. P. McMurray, secretarytreasurer; Geo. W. Williams, member of county executive committee. Delegates to county convention: G. W. S. Hart, G. H. O'Leary, R. E. McFarland, J. P. McMurray, A. Y. Cartwright, R. J. Withers, E. M. Williams, Geo. W. Williams, H. T. Williams, Robt. Witherspoon, Arthur T. Hart. LOCAL LACONICS Bethel Presbytery. The spring meeting of Bethel Presbytery was held at Zion church near Winnsboro, last week from Tuesday to Thursday. Rev. D. M. Douglass of the Presbyterian college, moderated the session, and the proceedings included the usual routine. Two candidates for the ministry, Messrs. J. R. Hay and W. L. Latham, were licensed to preach. The next regular meeting is to be held at Salem church in Cherokee county. Bethany's New Church. Bethany congregation lacks but a few hundred dollars of having subscribed the ten thousand dollars necessary for the erection of the proposed handsome new building that is to take the place of the old frame structure that has done duty for so many years. The contract has been let for the making of the brick, and the understanding is that the new building is to be placed on a site just east of the old structure, and that the use of the old building will be continued until the new one is completed. York County Athletes. York county scored 12 points in the South Carolina High school athletic contest held on Davis's field at the South Carolina University in Columbia, last Friday. On'y two York county schools, Yorkville and Clover, were represented. Robert Lawrence ui me (. luvrr nign aiiiuui, bci a. ucn record among high school hoys in throwing the discus. He thrtw the sphere 147 feet, breaking his own record of the year before. Robert Finley won second place in the 4 40 yard run and States Finley vas a close third. States Finley also secured second place In the 120 yard low hurdles event. Henning Adickes and Robert and States Finley represented the Yorkville school in the contest, and Joseph Barnett, Robert Lawrence and John Knox represented Clover. All the contestants returned home on Sunday. The Oratorical Contest. | R. J. Syfan, representing Wofford [ college, won first place in the South Carolina Inter-collegiate Oratorical contest held in the Winthrop college auditorium at Rock Hili, Friday evening. F. E. Broyles, representing Charleston college, was judged second best and Howard Smith of the Presbyterian college, Clinton, was third. The other speakers were: A. W. Lynch Citadel; D. F. Wade, Erskine; D. F. Barber, Newberry; E. B. Crain, Furman: A. R. Boyd, Clemson; Haddon Johnson, South Carolina university. Mr. Syfan's subject was "A Neglected Opportunity." "A Shadow," was the title of Mr. Broyles' oration and Howard Smith, the third choice, spoke on "And Thou Mayest Add Thereto." It was an unusually large audience that attended the contest, the large auditorium of the college being well filled with Rock Hill people and numerous visitors. Two games of baseball were also features of the day's exercises, Clemson taking both games from Erskine?10 to 1 and 6 to 0. A reception at Winthrop after the contest and a dance at Friedheim's hall were also pleasant features in connection with the contest. The Clemson students were quartered on a vacant lot near the depot and also spent Saturday in Rock Hill, returning to Clemson, on Sunday. ? Richard I. Manning's home club, Ward *t, of Sumter, endorsed him for governor. MERE-MENTION. Samuel E. Barr, supposedly demented. has been placed under arrest by government officers at Newark, N. J., on the charge of writing threatening letters to President Wilson. The arrest was made as a -ecautlon A navy department bulletin issued Friday, said that up to that date the number of dead Mexicans at Vera Cruz was 126 killed, and the number of wounded totaled 195 Figures prepared by the war department give the strength of the forces under Presldent Huerta as 42,000, scattered to all parts of the republic. The strength of the rebels is estimated at 47,000 Twenty-six shipwrecked men were ? landed at Philadelphia, Friday, from a dismantled French Ashing barkentine, disabled off the Newfoundland coast on April 10. The men drifted on the wreck for four days before being rescued by the British ship Minnesota, from London Hans. Schmidt, the ex-Catholic priest, convicted in New York several weeks ago on the charge of murdering Anna Aumuller and dismembering her body, and now awaiting execution at Sing Sing, has sent ? "> > olloffo/l mnfaulnn to District At torney Whitman, claiming that he did not kill the girl, but that she died as the result of an illegal operation, that he dismembered the body, and that he feigned insanity in the hope of escaping the death penalty The March M statement of condition of Kansas w banks shows deposits in national, state and private banks of (191,434,625. Corporation Counsel Frank L. Polk, who received the bullet In his jaw that was fired by the would-be assassin of Mayor Mitchell in New York about ten days ago, has recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital... The Turkish government has recently negotiated a loan of ?500,000,000 _ francs in France An oil company with capital stock of ?1,250,000, has been organized in Russia to control the oil business of the empire. .The volcanoes Vesuvius and Aetna are again threatening eruptions, and disasters similar to those of 1906 are feared by the residents of southern Italy $f Robert Hv Terrell, a negro, has been appointed and confirmed as judge of the municipal court of Washington, D. C Rev. Billy Sunday was given a purse of (22,398 at the close of his evangeistlc meeting at Scranton, Pa. It is rumored in New York that the Adams Express company, one of the oldest concerns in the carrying ^ business, will probably liquidate and 9 go out of business. The lack of business on account of the parcels post, is assigned as a cause... .Town and village elections in Illinois last week, put 959 saloons out ot Dusiness. women voters are responsible for some of this gain for the prohibitionists w Senator Tillman has gotten a favorable report on his resolution calling for an investigation of coal freight rates to southern ports. The senator charges discrimination in favor of northern ports Greek shoe shiners of Cincinnati, are enthusiastic over the prospects of war with Mexico. Many of the Greeks will enlist if volunteers are called for King Alfonso of Spain, has expressed his willingness to act as arbitrator between the United States and Mexico Rev. Poindexter S. Henson, for lft years pastor of the First Baptist church of Chicago, and a lecturer with w a national reputation, died in Chicago, Friday, aged 83 years Burglars last Saturday dynamited the bank at Casas, Ark., and escaped with $1,600. Fifteen charges of nitro glycerine were used...,Hugh T. Talbert, chairman of the state Progressive party, ^ was nominated as the Progressive can- w didate for governor of Indiana, on Friday Capt George Savage, age 64. port agent of the Ocean Steamship company at Savannah, Ga., for many years, committed suicide at that place last Friday, by shooting himself with a revolver James P. Armstrong, cashier of the Irish-American bank of . Augusta, Ga., which Institution has ^ gone into the hands of state bank ex- w aminers, has been maictea on a cnarge of felony H. G. Green, & switchman for the Tampa Northern railroad, with headquarters at Tampa, Fla., shot at his wife and then committed suicide last Friday. The man was erased by drink A sharp earth- ^ quake was felt at Reno, Nevada, early last Friday. The quake, which lasted about eight seconds, did little damage. Women of Cincinnati university, under the leadership of Misses Edna Martin and Helen Wright, have started a movement to form a corps of nurses to volunteer their services to the United States government All of the wooden passenger coaches M on the main line of the Southern Paci- W flc, between New Orleans and San Francisco, are to be discarded and replaced by steel cars in the near future Rachel Nassi, aged 24, a Spanish Jewess, who had been previously banished from Spain, was deported from New York last week....If 4^ it is necessary to call out the Georgia militia, the troops will mobilize at Macon, 6,000 strong A band of armed Mexicans started from Pegunla, Ariz., last Saturday and marched to tno ooraer, roDoing unu umig u? Americans as they went...Leo Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Pha-gan, the Atlanta factory girl, has issued a card to the Atlanta public asking for a new trial. Among other things, Frank says: "I am asking for that which the people of Atlanta J| would not refuse to a dirty mongrel.'" Mike Donovan, a famous boxer, who has been an instructor at the New York Athletic club for thirty years, past, will retire on half pay after Sept. 1 Friends of George W. St. Clair, who died recently and who was: one of the most expert jockeys of America, have complied with his request that his body be cremated and his ashes scattered over the Lexington, Ky., driving track Last Saturday was good roads day in Oregoiv More than 50,000 men, including' Gov. West and others prominent in the affairs of state, spent the day in working the roads... .Col. James H. Young, a negro of Raleigh, N C., who held a commission as colonel of negro volunteer troops in the Spanish-American Jk war, has wired President Wilson offering to raise a regiment of negro troops for service in the invasion of Mexico Because he was starving. a Wilkesbarre, Pa., man extracted the gold fillings from his teeth and peddled them on the street in order to obtain money to buy food A burglar entered the home of Policeman Ascher of Kent, N. Y.. while the policeman slept, last Friday night, and stole his revolver, billy, badge, handcuffs, watch and $19 The combin?J IhroA rtollnnmnn xxrQ Q PU SLirilglll Wi liutv puiivviu^i* t? ?' necessary to break Michael KreemeFs grip on a tree In Passaic. N. J., last week. The man was suffering from temporary paralysis, due to alcohol. There is a lone Mexican student at the University of New Orleans. One day last week the students at the institution called the Mexican out and told him to salute the flag or leave the school. He saluted After begging a burglar who had entered her home last FSdday, not to kill her, Miss Anna Dencher, of Far Rockaway, N. Y., became enraged when she saw the thief taking her new, green sport coat. The lady Jumped from her bed and attacked him and saved the coat Michael Schliesser is suing a New York moving picture concern for 1250 on account of the death of his trained python, "Phryne." The owner claims the snake contracted the cold which resulted in his death, while engaged in acting in moving pictures Five hundred school boys parading through the streets of Topeka, Kansas, last week forced a dozen Mexican track laborers to salute the American flag. Charles Seeker of Orangetown, N. Y., neglected to have a hole In his pocket mended last week. His neglect cost him his wife, when the lady found a letter from another woman that had dropped from his pocket she brought suit for divorce and obtained it Clinton Sheridan, a New York undertaker, was arrested last week and ordered by the court to give up the body of an infant child, which Sheridan was holding for advance payment on his undertaker's bill Mrs. Lillian Albert. 18 years of age, of Orangetown. . N. Y., has brought suit to annul her marriage to Louis Albert on the wB ground that she married Albert solely because it was her mother's dying re- \ quest that she do so Geo. F. Baer, president of the Reading railway system, was stricken with paralysis on the streets of Philadelphia, Saturday. When Huerta's officers demanded the surrender of arms, imported by the German minister at Mexico City, for the protection of German citizens, on Saturday, the ambassador replied: "If you get the arms you will have to fight for them."