Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-21
Straps and faets.

ernment to increase its army In the
Philippines up to the $4,000 limit be,
fore the 1st of August. About 5000
of the troops destined for service in
Philippines and included in the pro-
posed $4,000 force, are still in this
country and will not be able to reach
the scene of action for six weeks.
- The Springfield, (Mass.) Republi'
can says: "Something new in trusts
is the liquid air trust, for which arti'
cles of incorporation have been filed
in Delaware on a capital of $l0,0OO,'
900. Few of US had supposed that the
liquid air business had reached that
stage. 1t is only step to an air trust
that shall control the atmosphere and
rent air meters to 60 with every pair
of lungs. The liquid air chaps, it
may be added, propose to supplant the
ice dealers. One gallon of the liquid
air is equal to ton of ice, and one
ton will keep house down to GO de-
grees on the hottest days. Such is the
talk of the incorporation. at makes
a good hot weather item"
- The father of Jim Jeffries, the
champion pugilist is street preacher
and he likes to talk about his son.
He processes not to be pleased at his
sons success in winning the champion
ship; but then he realizes the advan-
tage he himself derives in the way OF
advertising, from that circumstance.
In sermon on the streets of Los
Angeles, Cal, one day last week, Rev.
Mr.. Jeffries referred to Jim and drew
a moral as follows: "Jim is no worse
than the rest Of you. He'll keep up
his devilment till he gets licked and
then he'll come to salvation. wish
he would get licked if he was going to
fight three minutes from now."
While investigating the department
of the city warden last week, the re-
lief committee of Atlanta city council
sprung a sensation. 1t transpired that
the city was spending an average of
$1,000 per annum to furnish free rail-
road tickets to paupers who wish to
leave the city. The city warden said
that certain cotton factories were to
blame for this state of affairs, that
they advertise to pay good wages and
get the city filled with paupers who
come here to work. After getting here
numbers of these persons find they
cannot live and must get out Of town
or starve. The city warden testified
that 95 per cent. of the paupers who
want transportation are women and
children who go there to find work
and find themselves stranded.
The Glasgow, (Ky) Times, relates
this incident of the recent visit to that
town of William j. Bryan: "Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan and children arrived in
Glasgow Wednesday about II o'clock,
utterly worn out. After partaking OF
an excellent dinner, the family repair
ed to the courthouse, where Mr.. Bryan
began speaking at 1 o'clock. Worn
out by the fatigues of travelling, the
good wife of the next president of the
United States fell asleep and slumber-
ed soundly in her chair. Ruth, the
little daughter of the Bryan household,
perceived the condition of affairs, and
was on thorns. Finally, after tidget-
ing around and casting anxious glances
in the direction of the sleeping better
half of the Bryan household, she seized
the maternal arm, shook it soundly,
and exclaimed in an audible whisper
Wake up, ma Wake up! PAS max
ing real good speech"
- Governor Gambler has signified his
intention of attending the antitrust
convention at St. Louis in September.
The governor is an enemy Of all trusts.
"The trusts are born in iniquity and
conceived in SIM" says the governor
"Now, for example, look at the organ.
ization of the plow trust, with $780,.
100000 capital. That trust can raise
the prices of plows just whenever it
wishes. The men who use plows will
be the people who will make million
aires out of the stockholders, and we
are helpless. There should be by all
means a uniform law that would stran.
gle trusts and make it impossible fol
them to exist. The trust is the mas.
ter and the young man who is ambi'
tious and who would succeed if he en-.
tered business for himself, becomes a
slave to the trust. Something must
be done to bring about an opportunity
that will handcuf the trusts in their
greedy operations, and give an avenue
to the willing, energetic and ambitious
young men,"
- Wilmington Messenger: During
the Confederate reunion at Charleston
Miss Jane Meares, daughter of Cap
tain Thomas d. Meares, of our city
visited the South Carolina city, and
there lost handsome and valuable
pearl brooch, with a diamond setting
There were from $4,000 to 10000 visi
tors in Charleston at that time, and as
a matter of course Miss Meares never
expected to hear of her brooch again
The old adage of "the unexpected al
ways happens" comes up here, how
ever, for, strange to relate, the young
lady yesterday received her lost jewel
Its recovery was brought about in d
most singular manner. \ young lady
of Charleston is now visiting Whining
ton, and Miss Meares mentioned to hel
that she had lost her brooch when she
visited Charleston. The Charleston
young lady said that friend of hers
picked up a jewel of the description
and it turned out that it was the one