Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-07-12
Straps and faets.

colony" in Georgia, is now Sald 10 'oe
a sure 60. The sum of S125,OOO on
the purchase price of $4,000 acres
ofland has been paid, and the 10000
emigrants will commence moving to
Georgia from the Northeast in the
early fall.
Trouble is brewing between Brazil
and France over the boundary of
French Guiana. The line between
French Guiana and Brazil has been
subject for dispute for over 200 years.
One day recently, it resulted in an
armed conflict between French and
Brazilian troops. Just what the mer-
it's of the case are cannot be stated
with the information at hand but the
understanding is that France has de-
manded redress, and Brazil has de-
manded an explanation. Brazil is
looking to the United States for an
enforcement of the Monroe doctrine.
Two old single turreted monitors
have been lying at Norfolk, Va, for
years; probably ever since the war.
They are, of course, antiquated and no
longer of service as modern war YES
sells. Recently there has been some
discussion as to the best thing to do
with them, and the authorities seem to
have about settled on the idea of tow
ing them out to sea and let them
serve as targets for the fleet of Admi-
raj Bunce. The process of destroying
the iron clads with shots from the big
guns, will give the naval officials some
valuable ideas as to the efficiency or
shortcomings of their modern engines
of destruction.
- At Chicago, few days ago, Mrs.
Lizzie Cottier, of Washington, was
sentenced to six months in Jail for con-
tempt of court in refusing to disclose
the whereabouts Of her daughter Flor
ence. Mrs. Cotttier is the Washing
ton stenographer who, in 1873, after
placing her daughter in hiding, told the
Buffalo police that the child had been
drowned. Her husband, Alzero Cot
tier, who is a wealthy Chicagoan, had
attempted during the hearing of the
divorce case to regain possession Of
the child, and Mrs. Cottier was order
ed by the court to tell where her
daughter was hidden. Her final and
emphatic refusal, few days ago, re-
suited in her sentence.
"A horrible railroad collision occur
red in Canada, near Quebec, on Tues
day. Two heavily loaded excursion
trans, filled with Roman Catholics,
was proceeding to Quebec, where
big religious celebration was in prog
ress. One train was 10 minutes ahead
of the other. The train in front stop
ped for water, and the train that was
following, suddenly crashed into the
rear end of it. The rear car of train
No. l and the engine of train No: 2
were completely demolished. The
other cars were all more or less wreck
ed. Twenty people, including several
priests, were killed outright, and a
large number of people were wounded.
1t is supposed that the engineer of the
rear train was asleep.
- An exciting scene of bloodshed
was witnessed in the city of Chicago
last Monday. A man named c. E.
Cole walked into a SALOON and asked
the proprietor, P. G. McGlorin, for a
glass of beer. After the beer was dis
patched, Cole claimed that he had a
piece of meat in McGlorin's ice box,
and McGlorin started to step in and
see. Drawing a revolver, Cole ordered
McGlorin to 60 into the box and stay
there. McGlorin knocked Cole down,
and there ensued a lively struggle, as
the result of which Cole pounded Nc
Glorin with his revolver and broke for
the street. Bleeding profusely, Nc
Glorin followed the would-be robber.
A number of citizens Joined the chase,
and Cole began firing into the crowd.
Suddenly, the fugitive was brought to
bay by two policemen in citizens cloth
ing. The fellow turned on the crowd
again and fired two more shots. One
struck man named Sternberg in the
stomach and produced mortal wound,
and the other broke the leg of a man
named Stone. About this time the
policemen referred to shot twice at
the fugitive. One shot missed the
other took effect in the fellows stom-
ach and killed him.
The weather bureau, in it's review
of crop conditions for the week ended
July Sth, says: The temperature
conditions of the week have beer. gen.
orally favorable throughout the coun-
try but the Northern and Central
portions of the cotton region have suf-
fered from excessive rains, while
drought conditions in Michigan and
Minnesota have been intensified.
Northern New York, Central Ohio
and Eastern Iowa are also suffering
from drought. Too much rain has
seriously injured cotton in Arkansas,
and in Alabama and Mississippi the
crop is grassy; but in Texas and Geor-
gia, the conditions have been favora-
Bile for growth and cultivation and the
crop has improved. North Carolina
reports cotton in poor condition and
suffering from lice; lice are also caus-
ing injury in South Carolina but in
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