Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-19
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convention, the RepuoTcan platform
contained plank to this effect and he
could see no reason why the principle
should be abandoned. The PROPOSE
ton was discussed at length and finally
defeated by vote of IS to 80.
- The cities of Allegheny, Pa, and
Baltimore, Md, are having consid-
cradle quarrel on account of Mrs.
Sansoni, the leper, whose case was re-
ported recently. Mrs. Sansoni went
from Allegheny to Baltimore, and the
Baltimore officials having decided to
send her back, are preparing a special
car for her transportation. 1t will be
a steel freight car, fitted up as COM
fortably as possible, and is to be sealed
until it reaches its destination. Both
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad companies have made a
protest against carrying the car; but
the Baltimore officials claim they will
have to haul it. The state board of
health, it is claimed, has stated that
the case properly belongs to ALLIE
gheny.
- Meagre particulars have reached
this country by late steamers Of dis
aster which befell the fishermen of
Chussn archipelago, off the coast of
China. On May 6, when all, or at
least, most of the fishing boats were
out on the fishing banks, terrible
gale sprung up. Of the several hun
dred boats out at the time, very few
returned, and it estimated that some
500 men lost their lives. The storm
was one of those sudden ones for
which the coast of China is noted, and
the fishermen had no chance to seek
shelter. Their light boats were smash.
ed to atoms and they were left to fight
a hopeless battle with the merciless
waves. The storm swept over the
entire archipelago, which extends
across the mouth of Hanchow bay on
the eastern coast of China. Several
large junks were lost, in which scores
perished.
- The late Barney Barnatto, whose
death has just been reported, was
about As years of age. His real name
was Barnett Isaacs. He went to South
Africa about 25 years ago with trick
donkey which he exhibited for live.
lihood. Shortly afterward he began to
trade in diamonds, and in little time
accumulated enough money to enable
him to buy shares in the mines. When
the gold fever broke out he had money
to invest and was fortunate enough to
invest in properties of the right kind.
In 1895 there was remarkable boom
in the mining stock he controlled, and
his fortune grew by leaps and bounds
until he was said to be worth $780,
100000, and the richest man in the
world. This, however, was exagger-
ated, as the probability is that his
fortune was never greater than $780,
100000. The bottom fell out Of the
gold mine boom a few years ago, and
since that time Barnatto's wealth has
dwindled somewhat, though his estate
is still worth more than $50, 600, ,OOO.
The story that he committed suicide is
now denied and it is claimed that he
accidentally fell overheard.
- The Georgia Bankers association
convened at Warm Springs, Ga, last
Wednesday. Eighty members answer
ed to their names. During the MORN
ing meeting several resolutions were
brought up. The most important of
these was che report of the chairman
of the legislative committee, j. A.
McCord, of Atlanta. The committee
suggests that new banking law, cal.
culated to throw greater safeguard
around banking in the state, the de-
positor and the stock holders. 1t sug.
gests that fine of $4,000 or not less
than one year in the peniteutiary be
the penalty for receiving deposits in
an insolvent bank. 1t proposes to i'm
prove on the present order of the
bank examiner, giving the state Off
GERS more authority. The resolution
has been tabled until the next meet
ing, which will be at Tybee island.
Many resolutions have been adopted,
one to eliminate finances from politics
and suggesting that a committee of
fnanciers be appointed who will de-
eide the money question. The bank
ers say that lots of money is being
borrowed and that after the adjourn
ment Of congress that the promises OF
prosperity will come.
- The "air Ship mystery of two
months standing has been solved by
Captain Joseph O'Donnell, of Chicago,
an expert in pyrotechnics, who has
confessed that he was the author of
the floating red and green lights which
hundreds of sober citizens were ready
to swear were the signal lights of an
air ship passing over the lake to the
north of the city. Nothing was fur
ther from the intention of Captain
O'Donnell, he declares, than to cause
the stir he did. He produced red and
green lights that looked like glowing
switch lanterns swung below the clouds
at intervals of a few minutes for more
than two hours, utterly oblivious of
the fact that the city roofs were cov-
cred with gaping citizens. Captain
O'Donnell lives in Wilmette, and sent
ND the lights while experimenting.