Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-11
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perfectly. The kilograms were sent
from ship which was stationed on
the course 20 miles from shore and
went through the air by the Marconi
system of electric vibrations. They
were taken in duplicate by two offices
ashore and were then transmitted over
the regular wires to the newspaper
offices. They were from three to eight
minutes ahead of the bulletins sent by
the old system and more accurate, the
ships following the yachts and being
much closer TO them than the observers
on land could possibly be. This is the
first time wireless telegraphy has been
employed for practical purposes.
At tho White House last week,
when Admiral Dewey was being re-
ceived before his departure for the
Capitol, there was general hand
shaking. When Admiral Schley ap-
peared, according to etiquette, Samp-
son should have come forward to greet
him, as Schley ranks him two numbers.
Instead of doing that, Sampson push
ed himself back into corner and en-
deavored to avoid recognizing Schley.
The latter, with good-natured smile
on his face, threw naval traditions to
the winds by himself hunting up Samp-
son. whose hand was behind him. But
Schley found it. He grasped it hearth
ly and shook it, still with that smile.
Sampson blushed furious red. Half
a dozen had observed what was going
on. and the scene seemed to amuse
them.
- Acting Secretary Allen has pre-
pared a full statement of estimates
which will be submitted to congress
for the maintenance of the naval es.
tablishment for the next fiscal year.
These amount to 3,045, 1873, which is
an increase over the appropriations
for the current year of $24, ,537 ,lS7.
Included in the increase for the next
year are appropriations of s12, ,26S, 474
for public works and navy yards and
stations. There is also an estimate OF
$2,021 900 for the new naval academy.
The item for the increase of the navy,
including armor guns and machinery,
is S22, 1888, 1O1. The estimate for the
bureau of construction and repair is
increased over the current approprla-
ton about So, 900, 900; for steam engln-
eering 81 ,OOO,OO for pay of the navy
about 100000, while the estimates for
ordinance are decreased about $780,
600. The estimate for the Norfolk
navy yard is 81, 1000.
- At the adjournment of the Raads
last week, President Kruger said :
"Everything possible points TO war be-
cause the people of the Transvaal wish
to govern themselves. Although thou
sands may come to attack US, we have
nothing to fear, for the Lord is the
final arbiter and He will decide. Bull
let's came by the thousands at the time
of the Jameson raid; but the burghers
were untouched. Over a hundred
were killed on the other side, showing
that the Lord directed our bullets. The
Lord rules the world" J. NJ. A. VOL
marans, one of the two non-official
members of the executive council, said
he hoped that when the Raads assem-
bled the burghers would he "without a
convention and would be free people:
God, he declared, had often used Eng
land to bring the burghers back to the
faith of their forefathers. England, !"
said Mr.. Wolmarans, "has refused
everything, even arbitration"
- The famous Ballou will has been
broken, says dispatch from Jefferson,
Ashe county, n. c. This will had
tied up the most valuable iron deposit
in the state, consisting of almost pure
native iron, known as the Ballou
Home Place Bank. The Norfolk and
Western railway people for years en-
deavored to secure it during the life of
Napoleon Ballou, but he refused fabu-
lous sums, and died leaving will. the
construction of which completely tied
up the mine for 100 years. A number
of mineral men are now endeavoring
to get the property. 1t is understood
that the Cambrian Steel company, the
Vireinian Iron, Coal and Coke COM
pany, and a Baltimore syndicate are
the main bidders. 1t is rumored that
President John Shelton Williams, of
the Seaboard Air Line railroad, also
wants it. The breaking of this will
assures a railroad line from Ashe
county, as the ore is almost pure mag
netic iron, and can be found in mex
haustible quantities.
"A Manila dispatch of October 6
says: The United States transport
Siam, which left San Francisco August
10, with upwards of $50 valuable mules,
the coming of which had been anxious
ly awaited, as mules are in great de-
mand for continuing the campaign,
arrived this morning, and reported
that all but 10 of the animals had been
lost in two severe typhoons, under
peculiarly distressing circumstances.
The Siam, which left Honolulu thirty
one days ago, encountered the ty-
phoons early this week. One lasted 40
hours. Most Of the forage, which was
on deck, was swept overheard, all the
boats were smashed, and the steamer
rolled tremendously in the trough of
the sea, although the officers made
every effort to bring her about. The
mules were hurled from side to side
and frightfully mangled and disembow-
elled. Their legs and necks were
broken, and the wretched animals fell
in such confused mass that the at
tendants were unable to relieve them.