Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-07-17
Straps and fatts.

OerS, as TIE result VI w ulSH Vic ShioSu
States cruiser Columbia, now lying at
Southampton, England, is to make a
a race against time across the Atlantic
The Columbia is an especially fast war
vessel, and naval officers say that she
will put in her appearance at Sandy
Hook, y. y, in seven days. The idea
of the race is to thoroughly test the
utmost capacity of the vessel.
The diagram of the amphitheater in
which the Corbett-Fitzsimmons prize
fight is to take place at Dallas, Tex, in
the fall, was displayed in the Florida
Athletic club last Friday and seats were
sold to the amount of $4,000 in less
than two hours. 1t is believed that the
sale will run up to the neighborhood of
s5O.OOO or 100000. The Texas minis
try is doing all it can to put stop to
the fight, and has brought strong pres
sure to bear on Governor Culberson to
that end. The governor promises to
exert himself to the utmost to enforce
all existing laws on the subject; but
is not disposed to offer any encourage
ment. The present laws are made
quate.
The town of Williams, Arizona,
passed through an exciting experience
last Friday. The explosion of gaso-
line stove started a big confagration.
The water pressure failed and in short
time two business blocks were in flames.
Somebody shot Mexican who was in
the act of stealing some goods from a
store. Desperate characters fired at
the man who did the shooting and in
a few minutes it developed that all the
bad men in the town had organized for
plunder. A regular riot ensued and
continued in the streets, while the
town was being reduced to ashes.
The sheriff finally succeeded in quell-
ing the riot; but not until after half
dozen people had been killed. The
loss to the town was about $4,000.
The French people are not dispos-
ed to forget the severe chastisement
they received in the Franco-German
war. At the opening of the Baltic
canal recently, Emperor William de-
cided to distinguish the occasion by
comforting orders on three Of the most
distinguished foreign scientists, and re-
ouested the Berlin Academy of Scien-
ces to name the men most deserving
of the honor. The academy named
as one of the men NJ. Pasteur, the dis
tinguished French bateriologist. AS
soon as NJ. Pasteur heard of his nomi-
nation, he declined with thanks. He
said that he had not forgotten the war
of 1870, and he could not accept a
German order. The people Of Paris
Immediately illuminated the city in
honor of Pasteur. The German press
has been showing considerable irrita-
ton.
- There was considerable indigna-
ton among the grain men on the New
York Produce Exchange last week,
over an alleged "leakage" of the fig
ures of the government crop report
before they were given to the general
public. Twenty-four hours before the
report was published, a broker stated
that he had the figures on wheat, and
made wager that they were correct.
He put his figures in an envelope and
sealed them up. His spring wheat
figures were 101 against the govern
ment's 1O2.21 and his winter wheat
figures were IS against the govern
ment's 65.S The Northwestern brokers
were heavy sellers on the market the
day before the report was published,
and it is believed that they also man.
aged to, in some way, get straight tips
from the bureau.
- The New York World says:
"The worlds production of gold and
silver for 1894 has been compiled by
Richard P. Rothwell, editor Of The
Engineering and Mining Journal. The
result shows that a little over Is times
more silver than gold was mined-5,-
2O5, 5,O65 kilos as against $50, 146. The
increase in the production of gold
1927, PIG ,43S) was not as great as was
expected, the output of the Transvaal
reaching only 60,7O7 kilos (s40,346,-
OOO; but the production for 1895 will
be much greater. The decrease in
the production of silver Q34, ,6SD kilos
was caused by the fall in the average
price of silver from IS cents per ounce
in 1898 to 63 cents in 1894. The de-
crease in the commercial value of the
years production was S2S, ,S12, ,0S7, in
total of only S105, ,429,034. There
were several serious errors in the diff
ereut mint reports of last month which
Mr.. Rothwell has corrected, and his
revision from official and original sour
ces may be considered final"
South Florida is being terrorized
by band of robbers that has a
rendezvous in the almost impenetrable
Okefenokee swamp. The gang is sup
posed to be quite numerous. Within
the past four weeks they have raided
the towns of Jasper, Live Oak, White
Springs, Huntington, Hawthorn and
Lake City. The Lake City raid was
made last Thursday night. The gang
rode suddenly into the town, broke
open the store Of A. NJ. Chandler,
dyuamited the safe, looted the ticket
office at the depot, shot at night
watchman, wounded Negro and then
rode ont of the town with its booty.