Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-30
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starving to death. Ithas 10000 wives,
husbands and children begging for
bread-begging for pittance of food
to keep body and soul together-hud-
died into single rooms and freezing in
the blizzard that visited the city. 1t
has a mightier cry for pity than it had
at the close of the Worlds Fair.
Representative c. s. Hartman of
Montana, raised a big laugh in the
house few days ago at the expense
of New York. 1t will be remembered
that the courts of Gotham are now
engaged in the investigation of big
scandal which developed at dinner
recently given by brothers named
Seeley, TO some of the wealLhiest and
most prominent society men of the
CITY. A feature of the dinner referred
to was the indecent exposure of wo-
men. Mr.. Hartman's joke came in
while the Indian appropriation bill
was under discussion, and the laugh
was at motion offered in much seri-
business to Inappropriate $1,000, ,OOO,-
900 for the education and civilization
of the Seeley savages of the Manhat-
tan reservation"
- Philadelphia, Pa, experienced the
most destructive fire last Tuesday
morning that has occurred in the city
in a whole generation. The fire origi-
mated in bakery that was located in
the cellar of big umbrella factory,
and spread so rapidly as to be beyond
control almost before the alarm could
be given. In all, some 80 buildings
were either completely destroyed or
damaged to such an extent as to be
almost worthless. The big store of
John Wannamaker caught as many as
a half dozen times; but each time the
flames were extinquished and the dam
age was not considerable. The entire
loss by the fire aggregates $1,000, 900.
1t is reported in Thursdays dispatches,
that at prayermeeting Wednesday
night, Mr.. Wannamaker announced
that as practical expression OF bis
thankfulness, he proposes to erect in
the city of Philadelphia 100000
church.
During the Civil war, when the
Union armies were marching through
the southern states, all mules, horses,
wagons, corn, bacon, coffee, sugar,
molasses, lard, etc., were confsoated, :,
and in nearly every case the United
States has since been importuned to
pay for these supplies taken, the own
ers finding small difficulty in making
declaration before the court of claims
that they were at all times loyal to the
Union, says the Washington Post.
The most remarkable thing about
these claims, which are daily coming
before congress, or being referred to
that body, is the price at which the
supplies are charged up to the govern
ment by it's loyal citizens. Mules, es-
pecially were high priced in war times,
being rated at $3.50, while the corn to
feed them was considered by those
who had it to be worth dollar BUSH
ell. Bacon was so cents pound, su-
gar 80 cents, lard rs cents, and molas-
ses $48 a barrel. The almost invaria
bic rule of the court of claims is to
scale these prices down to about one
third of the amount asked.
Here are few of the items of cost
which Mrs. Bradley Martin will have
to settle for on the occasion of grand
fancy dress ball which she and her
daughter, the Countess of CraneD, are
to give next month to the 400 at the
Hotel Waldorf, New York city: Ball
room $1,000; state apartments and
other rooms, 50, 500 buffet supper, &c.
900; regular supper, midnight to a.
m, $12,0 900; cotillion favors, $4,000;
floral decorations, $4,000. Here are
some of the items which the guests
will have to pay to enjoy such lux
urious hospitality: Four hundred car
riages, $4,000; 600 mems costumes,
$4,000; 600 women's costumes, $780,
900; cosmetics, hair dressers, flowers
and incidentals, $4,000. Of course
nobody not possessed of diamonds will
be present, consequently the value OF
the Jewels worn will not enter into
the expenses Of the affair. A leading
jeweller, who knows the "400" jewels,
says that from 50, 1000, 900 to SIS ,0OO, 900
worth will be worn.
- The cold wave touched its lowest
point in this city yesterday, and today
there was noticeable rise in the tenn
perature, says a Washington dispatch
of the 9th. The Potomac river is
frozen over and will be closed to navi-
cation soon. Then skaters will have
the rare luxury of being able to travel
from Washington TO Alexandria Oh
ice. Snow began early in the after
noon and is falling steady. The cold
wave that has gone over the United
States during the past several days is
one of the severest, considering both
the low temperatures that prevailed in
many places and the vast extent of
the area covered, that has been record
ed by the weather bureau in its 80
years of existence. The south today
had an unusual experience. Through
out Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, AL
ALBANIA and a large portion of Georgia,
a fall of snow from one to three inches