Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-05
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gersoll has been found, and that no
BODY who knew the colonel thought
there was one. "The colonel did not
believe in Wills" he said. "All who
knew him we'll have heard him say SO
frequently. His theory was that a
mans estate should be settled and dis
tributed by the machinery of the law,
constructed for that purpose. "Do
you know whether he ever expressed
any wishes about the disposition of his
estate ?" "No, sir, it is very improb-
able that he did. 1 don't think he
ever thought much about that subject.
He considered the law and was willing
to trust il"
Kentucky Democrats are in the
throes of a political panic. At a
state convention held at Louisville
some weeks ago, VIM. Goebel secured
the gubernatorial nomination by meth
ods which do not receive the unani-
nous endorsement of the rank and
file of the party. 1t was snap judg-
ment affair. For time it looked as
if the Democratic voters were going to
acquiesce; but now there is no longer
any possibility of anything of the kind.
Fully one-half of the party is in arms
against Goebel and Ex-Governor John
Young Brown has taken the lead.
The outlook is that the party will be
split to pieces and that the Republi-
cans will carry the state by an over
whelming majority.
A new rival of the sugar trust has
entered the field. By January 1st the
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company
expects to have in operation colossal
plant, to be erected at Shackamaxon
street wharf, on the Delaware river,
says Philadelphia dispatch, A large
tract of land along the Belt Line
railroad has been bought at a cost of
nearly 5000, 900 and plans for the big
building have been prepared. The
capacity of the plant at the outset will
be 5000 barrels day. Those inter-
ested say the company has secured a
new and secret process for the tiltera-
ton of sugar, which will effect a great
saving in labor expense. The capital
stock has been placed at S6,OOO,OOO
Henry D. Moore, head of the snuff
trust, is the temporary president OF
the new company, and Thomas w.
Sinnott is acting as treasurer.
- Prof. A. NJ. Leonard, Chicago's
apostle of the Mission of the Messen-
ger of Truth, has discovered that the
advent of the "kissing bug" presages
the end of the world. In thunder.
Gus and sulphurous discourse before a
large audience in Chicago the other
night, he pronounced the mysterious
picipes to be the veritable locust which
the Book of Revelation says shall come
from the bottomless pit, attack men
with the sting of the scorpion, from the
effects of whose bite the victim shall
live five months, and which fastens it.
self upon these whose foreheads do
not bear the seal of the Lord. Prof.
Leonard read extensively from the
Book of Revelation, applying each
verse to several recent calamities, such
as the cyclone at St. Louis, the sinking
of La Burgoyne and the tornado in
Wisconsin. When he finished his lee
ture two in the audience announced
that they believed what he said to be
true, but Brother Wheeler, cour-
agious layman, signifed that he did not
accept the professors theory. This
was the only expression of dissent
from the new explanation of the mis-
sion of the "kissing bug"
A Boston dispatch of August l:
Aldermen Micheal w. Brick sprung
great surprise at special meeting OF
the board this afternoon when he at
tackled Admiral Dewey and sarcasti-
cally denounced the plan to extend an
official welcome when the admiral
comes to Boston. The alderman
sneered at Dewey's victory, declared
that he did not compare with heroes
of the Civil war and characterized the
popular estimate Of him as "wild adul-
alton of military glory inspired by the
Mckinley administration to bolster up
the unpopular war" ga second
Boulanger," he exclaimed, and he fur
ther said: "The country is now in
the same condition as France, through
adulation of Dewey" He was the
only member of the board voting
against the proposition to extend the
hospitality of the city to the admiral.
Mayor Quincy is anxious TO entertain
Admiral Dewey for the city of Boston.
The chamber of commerce is also de-
sirous that the Philippine hero shall
sit down at its table. Invitations were
sent to the admiral, and yesterday
word came of the receipt of them and
the impossibility of settling on any
time for visiting the city.
- DR.. Charles U. Shepard, who is in
charge of the experimental tea garden
at Summerville, S. c., has made a re-
port to the secretary of agriculture
covering the progress made up to date.
He says there are now about so acres
of land under tea cultivation, and that
5000 pounds were sold last year at a
profit of % per cent. 1t is estimated
that when all the plants now growing
arrive at maturity they will yield 1O,-
600 pounds annually. DR.. Shepard