Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-19
Straps ana fatt5.

- The worlds bicycle record for {
mile was broken last Saturday at Nor
wood, Mass, by Joe Downey, 16
wear old lad, of Jamaica Plains, who
paced by motor tandem, made th'
distance in l minute 16 2 5 seconds
The race against time was run on 1
public highway, the mile being straigh
away and slightly down hill. The
best previous time for a mile straigh
away was 1.2S by H. B. Freeman, Of
Portland, Oregon.
- The reports to Washington from
the recruiting stations throughout the
country showed that 3SS were enlisted
on last Saturday for the new regl
ments, making total of 1872 for.tht
10 regiments. So far Colonel Pettus':
regiment, the Thirty-frst, at Fort
Thomas, KY, leads with 322; Colo
mel Bells, Twenty-seventh, at CamI
Meade, coming next with 293, and
Colonel Rice's, Twenty-sixth, at Platts
burg, N. Y, with 25l.
- Secretary Hester's statement O.
the worlds visible supply of cotton
issued last Friday, shows decrease
for the week just closed of l2O, ,4St
bales, against decrease of SO, 166 last
year aud a decrease of 1925 in 1895
The total visible supply is 2,S03, ,S4s
bales, against 2,924,329 last week and
2,274,7l5 last year. Of this the totaI
of American cotton is 2,555, ,S43 bales
against 2,67S, 1929 last week and 2,O19,'
IT'S last year, and of all other kinds
including Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC.,
24S,O00 bales, against 246,OOO last
week and 255, 900 last year.
1t has now developed beyond doubt
that John A. Benedict the cashier Of
Athens, Ca, bank, who disappeared
so mysteriously from Greenville, some
weeks ago, and whose whereabouts
have since been unknown, was de-
faulter. Experts have been examining
into his accounts for several days past
and although they have not yet finish
ed their work they fiud that he is sew
eral thousand dollars short. His rela'
tives are making every effort to gel
Information as to his whereabouts
they being under the impression that
he is suffering from mental alteration.
At the Saturday night session OF
the Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
America, now holding its annual meet
ing in Richmond, Va, the following
resolution was adopted: "rhat we
have cause for concern over the in.
creasing activity of the agents of the
Mormon religion, and we record oul
deep chagrin at the election of b. II
Roberts, of Utah, an avowed polyga'
mist, TO the house of representatives
and we do most earnestly call upon
every representative and senator to
use his utmost endeavor to secure the
prompt expulsion Of B. H. Roberts, in
accordance with the provisions of the
constitution. The protest is TO take
the form of a petition, which will be
extensively circulated.
- The war department has recently
concluded an exhaustive series of ex'
periments at Sandy Hook with high
explosives and light field guns that
promise, if adopted, TO result in arm
ing the troops in the Philippines with
the most advanced type of light field
guns in the world. The board has de-
cided on a type Of field gun which car
fire Is armed shots per minute, which
can be operated by one man and which
its full crew can take to pieces in IL
seconds for loading on mule back fol
transportation wherever needed. 1t is
three-inch calibre, can carry solid shot
shrapnel or bursting charge of high
explosive which will kill by concus
sion in a radius of 200 feet. The high
explosive has been tested for a year
and is said to be superior to either
lydite, the British, or melinite, the
French high explosive.
"A Toledo, Ohio, dispatch of the
10Th says: During the war with Spain
Miss Helen Gould, of New York furn
ished number of cots for the soldier:
in Cuba, part of which were received
by the Sixth Ohio regiment, of thi:
city. The boys fully appreciated th'
gift of Miss Gould, and they at once
decided to show their regard for her
The corporals of each company com
menced raising funds among the men
With the money magnificent media
was, bought and presented to Mis-!
Gould, The design for the medal is {
miniature canteen, on one side of which
was engraved: "Presented to Mis-
Helen Gould by the enlisted men o
the Sixth Ohio" and "In recognition
of the patriotism of an American wo
man." On the other side Of the media
was a miniature tent, showing th'
cots instead of the usual bare floor
The boys started the fund in Cuba, bu
the officers did not hear of it until to
day.
- Henry Raudold, ST., of Glasgow
Ky., well-known distiller and retail
dealer in whisky, was expelled from
the Presbyterian church of Americs
last week by the Louisville presbytery
He is charged with promoting intem
perance, and is suspended from com
munion in the church until he shall
have thoroughly reformed and repent
ed. Raubold has taken an appeal tt
the Kentucky synod, which body vii
meet in regular session this fall. He
contends that the church has discrimi
mated against him, as there are still
men on its rolls there and elsewhere
who sell whisky. The action of the