Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-23
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saws the Buffalo Commercial, "sixth
lineal descendant, through the Oldest
son of King John Sobieski, of Poland,
the hero who became Christendom's s
champion when the Mohametan was at
the gates of Vienna, and who when
all Europe, panic stricken refused aid,
went forth September -, 1863, with a
little army of As, 900 men and attacked
and defeated the Mohametan host OF
more than 10 times that number.
- DR.. Price, while persuading Gov
ernor Roosevelt to speak on President
McKinley's policy to the Methodists
at Ocean Grove, pointed out the rath-
er remarkable fact that the presiding
officer of the convention that nomlna-
ted Mr.. Mckinley was Methodist,
that he himself was local preacher /;
that the man who nominated him was
q Methodist; that the man who Sec
onded the nomination was Metho-
dist that a large number of the dele
gates were Methodists, and that when
the house of representatives were
chosen 26S Of the members were Meth
odists.
Professor Swingle Of the agricul.
tural department has gone to Califor-
mia for the purpose of giving the hg
growers of that state who are attempt
ing to propagate the Smyrna variety
of figs the benefit Of his information
on the subject. In his recent transat-
lantic tour in the interest OF the agrl-
cultural department, Professor Swingle
visited Smyrna for the special purpose
of studying fig culture. He secured
and forwarded specimens of the Bias
taphaga, the insect utilized for fertiliz'
ing figs in Smyrna. These were sent
to California, and so far as the expert
ment has proceeded, it has proved sue
cessful. Specimens of California tgs
fertilized by the imported insect just
received at the department are pro-
nounced quite perfect by experts.
- Captain Dreyfus was pardoned on
last Tuesday and left Rennes with his
wife under safe police escort. The
leaving was done with as much secre.
CIV as possible, and the destination of
the captain is not definitely known.
One theory has it that he intends to
come to America for the present; but
this is only a suppositiou so far. Be-
fore leaving Rennes, Captain Dreyfus
sent the following signed card to The
Aurore, a Paris newspaper favorable
to his cause: "The government of the
republic has given me my liberty. But
liberty is nothing to me without honor.
From today I shall continue to seek
reparation for the frightful judicial er-
ror of which I remain the victim. l
wish France to know by defnitive
Judgment that l am innocent. My
heart will only be at rest when there
remains not siugle Frenchman who
imputes to me the abominable crime
perpetrated by another.
- Mrs. Mary Brooks, the first wo-
man ever sent to the Jackson, Mich,
state prison, was married last Tuesday
to D. H. Stuart, who was the com.
planning witness against her and who
was largely responsible for her convic-
ton. In March, 1856, Mr.. Brooks, a
wealthy farmer, died suddenly under
suspicious circumstances. His wife
was arrested the following day on
complaint of Mr.. Stuart. The woman
was defended by John Van Arman,
then leading criminal lawyer of the
state, who, for effect, took arsenic tab
lets during his plea to the jury, the
act being considered one of the most
daring ever made by an attorney in
behalf of his client. The woman was
convicted after a short trial, the evil
dence being conclusive that she poi
soned her husband by arsenic given in
the food. Stuart, the complaining
witness, headed petition for pardon,
which was secured after the woman
had served % years. Now, 43 years
after the crime, he marries her.
The estate of the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt will probably have to pay
into public treasures several millions
of dollars under Inheritance taxes.
The war revenue tax on inheritances
WHICH auOuul 10 ulOIS ludu S1,OOo,
900 each, is % per cent. of the amounts
of the legacies to sons and daughters
Al per cent. of the amount of legacles
to nephews and nieces, and Is per
cent. of the amount of legacies to per-
sons who are not blood relations.
One of the deputy internal revenue
collectors Of New York is quoted as
saying that if Mr.. Vanderbilt left
S1O0,OOO,O0O TO his children, the
amount of tax which the government
will receive will be approximately
S1,25O,00O. The state of New York
charges an inheritance tax of l pei
cent. on legacies to direct heirs, and !
per cent. on collateral inheritance
The comptroller of New York, who will
receive l per cent. of the amount he
gets for the state, to pay him for his
trouble, expects that the amount Of
tax levied by the state will approx
mate 100000.
"A Newport, R. I. dispatch to the
Philadelphia Record says: Count
r;,,E; tho rich vonnu Austrian noble