Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-25
Straps and fatts.

ing the vigilance of the keepers he
seized the tail of the biggest lion and
gave it the severest twist his small
hands were able. With an angry roar
the beast thrust its paws through the
bars, grabbed the child's head and
nearly pulled it off before he could be
rescued. The scalp was nearly torn off
and the claws scraped the skull in
dozen places. The child is seriously
injured.
- The last of the series of yacht races
between the Columbia and the Sham
rock was sailed last Friday, and the
Columbia won again, making "three
straight" The Columbia made the
80 miles of the course in 8 hours, 3S
minutes and 25 seconds, defeating the
Shamrock by minutes and Is seconds.
Sir Thomas Upton, expresses himself
as thoroughly satisfied with the result
of the races in so far as they tested
the qualities of the two yachts. He
admits unreservedly that his boat was
beaten in the very kind of weather
that he wanted for it, and that the
Columbia is in every respect the better
boat. He promises, however, to build
another boat and come after the cup
again next year.
- ST. Louis Globe Democrat Rural
free delivery is now in successful ope-
ration in every state and territory in
the Union, and the 100000 appro-
priated for the current year has been
nearly all expended. Quoting Special
Agent A. B. Smith, in charge of this
branch of the postal department !:
"One remarkable fact in connection
with the service is that no single COM
plant in misdoing or failing to perform
duty has been lodged against any of
the carriers. The service has been
discontinued in but two or three in
stances, and then against the earnest
protest of patrons" An offset to the
expense of the delivery is the abolition
of small postoffices, which are no
longer needed where the carrier makes
his rounds. Rural delivery has come
to stay.
- The Central of Georgia railroad, on
last Saturday, without notice, raised
the rates on cotton from Georgia and
Alabama to North and South Carolina
mills from 81 cents 100 pounds to 73
cents 100 pounds. The increase is
equivalent to about $1.10 a bale. 1t is
claimed by the Georgia farmers that
the object of the increase is to make
the Georgia and Alabama rates to
North Carolina and South Carolina
mills prohibtory in order that there
might be an increase in the export
business from Savannah. The rates to
that city have not been interferred
with. AS the mills pay better prices
than the exporters, the Georgia and
Alabama cotton growers are the suffer-
ers and they propose to invoke the in
reference of the interstate commerce
commission on the ground that the
action of the railroad is in violation OF
its regulations.
- This clever skit, which pokes fun
at the Philadelphia dudes, is from The
Record, of that city "The Philadel-
phians who looked on Admiral Dewey
during his recent welcome in New
York, are agreed that the sailors skill
in dress has been overrated. A notori-
Gus Camden viveur and clubman goes
about speaking almost contemptuously
on this matter. Isaw Dewey he de-
clares. Il conversed with him. He
had his hand on my shoulder on this
one, the left-here, just above the
shoulder blade. l observed him well.
His gray morning coat and waistcoat
were not excellent. They did not
balance, and the waist line was not
marked. They cost no more than S3O,
l am sure. His patent leather boots
were pointed, actually pointed. l
shuddered when my eyes fell on them,
and mentally put their price at SIS.
His collar was good in shape, but was
laundried with a gloss and by machin-
ery. All collars should be laundried
by hand and have no gloss, of course.
His tie was made-he had not tied it
himself! You can buy such ties any
where for a half a dollar, only, OF
course, you wouldn't
- The transport Senator, having on
board the Fifty-first Iowa volunteers
and other soldiers to the number OF
1,75O, will reach San Francisco within
two or three days, unless it suffered a
serious accident in the typoon which
struck it soon after it left Yokohoma
on October 6, says a Minneapolis,
Mimi, dispatch of Saturday. News OF
a disuuieting sort is brought by Colo.
mel Charles DENLY and Prof. Dean
Worcester, the remaining members OF
the Philippine commission, who are
returning post-haste to Washinginton.
These men saw wreckage in the swell
of the typhoon that crossed the track
of the Senator. They saw the glow
ering storm and were caught in the
edge of it. Their own boat, the EN-
press of Japan, ship accounted far
stauncher than the Senator, suffered
damage from the half.spent force OF
its gale. The sailors said they be-
lieved the Senator was in the midst
of the typhoon. The next day life
boat and a spar were seen floating on
the frothy sea over which the typhoon
had swept. l should certainly not
wish to cause needless ALARM" said
Colonel DENLY, "but l am forced to
admit there is cause for some appre-
hension for the fate of the Senator. 1t
would not be we'll to say at this time