Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-18
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blade: "Presented by the citizens of
Georgia to Lieutenant Thomas M.
Brumby, U. S. n, in recognition of
his distinguished services to his coun-
try at Manila Bay, May l, 1885," The
reverse side bears the following
"Born at Marietta, Ga, 1856. Ap.
pointed to Annapolis from Atlanta,
Ga, 1878. Graduated, 1877"
- Three masked bank robbers made
an unsuccessful attempt to rob the
bank at Seveirville, Tenn, says a
Knoxville dispatch of last Friday
morning. President McMahon on the
first demand of the robbers threw the
loose money into the safe and seized a
gun, killing the leader of the gang
The assistant cashier rushed out OF
side door and shot two of the robbers
horses. Cal Derrick was arrested, at.
ter being wounded. Will Derrick rode
a mile, pursued by posse. On being
surrounded he fled into barn where
he committed suicide by shooting him.
self in the head.
- The first collision between the
Beers and British occurred last Friday.
1t was of but little real Importance.
An armored train was sent out, by
the British from Mafeking to repair
telegraph wires that had been cut by
the Beers. The expedition consisted
of Is men under the command of Cap.
tain Nesbitt. After approaching with
in few miles of the place where the
wires had been cut, the lookout saw a
Boer battery commanding the track.
Captain Nesbitt determined to run the
gauntlet; but within short distance
the engine ran into culvert that had
been destroyed by the Beers and was
derailed. The Beers opened fire with
their artillery and kept it up until the
British surrendered. The entire party,
with the exception of the engineer, was
captured. The engineer made his es-
cape by crawling some two miles
through the sand on his belly.
- Washington dispatch Friday: The
task of recruiting the volunteer army
of the Philippines is practically COM
pleted. 1t has been announced at the
war department that all the regiments
were filled except one of the colored
regiments, the Forty-ninth, which
needs less than 500 men. These will
be secured within "a hours. The 9th
er colored regiment, the Forty-eighth,
Colonel Duval, was completed two
days ago. Thus the task of raising an
army of 32,725 men-25 full regi-
ments-has been accomplished in three
months. The personnel of the volun'
teer regiments is very pleasing to the
war department.. All of the recruits
are picked men, selected on basis of
mental and physical examination more
severe than is customary in any other
country. A large percentage of the
men have seen service before, and with
little drilling they will closely ap.
proach regulars in effectiveness. All
of the new regiments are destined for
service in the Philippines and six Of
the regiment are already on their way
there. The term of service for the
volunteers of this class extends to 1901.
A petition, which has begun to
assume great proportions, is being Cir
culated by the executive committee Of
the Afro. American council all over the
country, calling upon congress for ac-
ton which shall make lynching a
crime against the United States and
provide for it's commission the sternest
penalties. Congress also is asked to
empower the president and to make it
his duty to intervene whenever and
wherever necessary with the armed
force of the nation to prevent lynch
ing and to rescue any persons from
the hands of any mob in any state
of the Union. For better prevention
of lynching," it says, "your petitioners
further pray your honorable bodies
for the creation of central detective
bureau at Washington, with branch
offices in various parts of the section or
sections subject to this kind of lawless-
ness, for the purpose of collecting and
transmitting information promptly to
the president relative to the intentions
and movements of lynching bodies,
and that such information may be used
in subsequent prosecution proceeding
against such individuals in the courts
of the United States for violation OF
the law made and provided in that be-
half"
- The rural telephone service is said
to be most advanced in northeastern
Ohio, and particularly in Geauga
county, which is strictly an agricultu-
raj country. Not only is there an
office in every township, but hundreds
of farmers have telephones in their
homes. One of the companies in the
county named is strictly farmers
company, it being operated by eight
farmers, who own everything from
franchise to switchboard. The prima-
ry object in constructing the lines was
not to build them for an investment,
but as help in the transaction of bus
mess, and to give the families some OF
the social privileges that are two often
lacking on the farm. A modern 100
drop switchboard is centrally located in
the home of one of the company, who
with the help of his family attends to
this work very satisfactorily. The
rental price of telephone is only $12
year in advance, or Sl.25 by the
month, and this entities the subscriber,
his family hired help, and guests to
the free use of the lines and those with
which the company has reciprocity