Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-11
Straps and faets.

the last year was $40, AT ,637. The
payment on pensions account for the
fiscal year 1896 was s13S, 1922, ,127, and
for the fiscal year 1895, $40, ,558, ,64l ;
1894, S137, ,119, ,554, and for 1898, 1854,
552,2l4. The cost of the service last
year was $500 per $1,000; for 1896,
$47; for 1895. $4.OO; for 1894, $3.T
and for 1898, 1885.
- More people over 100 years old are
found in mild climates than in the
higher latitudes. According to the
last census of the German empire, of
a population of 55,000,000, only Is
have passed the Tooth year. France,
with population of 10000, 900, has
233 centenarians. In England there
are 146, Ireland 57s, and in Scotland
46. Sweden has 10, ,,and Norway % /;
Belgium, s; Denmark, 2; Switzerland,
none. Spain, with population of
100000, has 4O1 people over 100
years of age. 1t is said that the oldest
person living, whose age has been
proven, is Bruno Coirim, born in Afri-
ca, and now living in Rio de Janero.
He is $50 years old. A coachman in
Moscow has lived 140 years.
- The old discussion as to whether
the rich are growing richer and the
poor poorer, has been revived. If we
are to believe Mr.. Sherman's Forum
article, the contention is virtually SET
tied. Mr.. Sherman gives the amount
of wealth in the hands of persons with
over $5OO,O00 each in the United
States as follows: 200 persons at $780,
OOO, 900 each, $4,000, 900, 900; 400 per-
sons at $10,O00,000 each, $4,000, ,OOO,-
600; 1000 persons at S., 900, 900 each,
$5,OOO,OOO,0OO; 1000 persons at 81
100000 each, $5,OG0,O0O,O0o; 5000
persons $l,OO0,OOO each, $4,000, ,0O0,-
600; $4,000 persons at $5OO,00O each,
$7,5OO,OOO,O0O. Upon this basis, which
is admitted to be far below the actual
truth, We are confronted with the
startling result that 24,600 persons
now possess SS1, 500, 900, ,OOO-more
than half of the national wealth, real
and personal, according to the highest
estimate any one has yet ventured to
make of the aggregate amount.
- New York Sun: The reception of
Mr.. Bryan during his recent journey
through tn west should be enough to
convince those too hopeful Republi-
cans or cowardly Democrats in the
east who think that the silver question
has been settled and remains without
living interest, that they are wrong.
At Rapid City, S. D., for example, Mr..
Bryan spoke for two hours on "bimet-
alism," by which he means silver
monometalism. The subject has been
discussed interminably, and many per-
sons would not care to be talked TO
about it for two mortal hours; but
5000 people from Rapid City and the
surrounding towns were on hand to
hear his address. When he arrived,
"the entire assemblage rose, and wav-
ing umbrellas, hats and handkerchiefs,
cheered frantically." BY means Of
phonograph and telephone hundreds
of persons in other towns heard his
remarks, at the close of which he had
to shake hands for two hours. All
this cannot be set down to curiosity
it means business.
- The Rev. Frank Vrooman, prom
inent preacher in the Peoples church,
in Chicago, is going to Alaska to mine
gold. In resigning his pastorate last
Sunday, he said: "The only trouble
about the Peoples church is, that it
raises no money. 1t pays me nothing,
and I have preached for nothing until
1 am getting into a necessitous condi-
tion. 1t pays DR.. Thomas nothing
either; but he is able to stand it. He
has accumulated some money by lee
turing and marrying, and is above
want. AS for me, admit that it is u
luxury to preach but it is luxury /
cannot afford. / do not even expect
to preach until l leave for the west, as
1 shall need all my lime and energies
for making preparations. l have dis
covered to my satisfaction that q
church that believes nothing gives
nothing. 1t is the hidebound, ortho.
dox Christian with believing sense of
hell that contributes to the support Of
the church and the ministry. So, no
more preaching for me-"
"A terrible collision occurred on the
Santa Fe railroad, near Emporia, Kan
sas, last Wednesday. A fast mail,
going east, and the Mexico and Cali
fornia express, going west, collided.
The latter train was drawn by two
locomotives, and when the collision
occurred the boilers of all three engines
exploded, digging hole so deep in the
ground that after a smoking Car fell
down on top of the three engines, two
mail cars balanced on top of it with
out turning over. The westbound
train carried seven or eight coaches,
carrying large number of passengers
who had been to hear w. J. Bryan
speak at a county fair. Mr.. Bryan
himself was aboard, in a rear sleeper,
but sustained no inconvenience except
a severe shock. Twelve or fifteen
persons were killed and as many more
were badly wounded. The associated