Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-09
Scraps and facts.

at Woolwich have turned out new
cannon with a range so much in ex-
cess of any previous ordnance that the
government butts at Shoeburyness are
quite inadequate to test the maximum
estimated effective range Of l5 miles.
The government has decided to pur-
chase a tract of land adjoining the
butts in order to test the new weapons
of the same kind which are to be man.
ufactured at once. The specimen has
been shortened so as to bring it back
to the requirements of the present
butts. 1t is seriously stated that the
first shot went out of sight, and that
thus it was impossible to get the exact
range.
- Miss Jennie Wyatt, about 20 years
old, was caught in the current oppo-
site a hotel in Chelsea, N. j., last
Tuesday morning, and was being car
ried out to sea. A colored man, a
stalwart fellow named Grey, and a
strong swimmer, was first to reach her
side. However, Miss Wyatt saw a
white swimmer within few strokes of
her, refused the assistance of Grey and
waited until the other man reached
her side. Miss Wyatt threw her arms
around her rescuer, and within a few
minutes was brought ashore. When
she reached the beach she fell to the
ground from exhaustion. The colored
man followed the white man with his
burden, ready to lend assistance if
needed, and upon reaching the shore,
helped to carry the girl to the hotel.
"A Perry, Oklahoma, dispatch, says:
It is now said that 16O full-blood Usage
Indians will go into bankruptcy to get
rid of their indebtedness. Some 20
petitions were filed a week ago. In
all there are but $50 families, and this
will make two-thirds of them bank
rupts. A man living in the Usage ma.
ton says that the $50 families OF full
bloods owe the Indian traders more
than 100000, besides what may be
due to outside merchants. In late
wears these full-bloods have had the
Indian traders build fine houses on
their several allotments; but now, as
a rule, the Indians live near their fine
residences in tepees and leave their
houses vacant. The Osages are re-
puted to be the riches people per capt.
ia in the world. Each Usage man,
woman and child has 900 acres Of
good land, and receives from the gov
ernment go per capita every three
months, and yet they are taking ad-
vantage of the bankruptcy law.
- Preparations for the reception of
Admiral Dewey in Washington are
rapidly assuming shape, and from the
programme even in its present incom-
plete condition, the celebration will be
one of the most noteworthy that has
ever occurred in Washington. The
admiral's reception there will be large
ly in the nature of an official of the
Union, as its central feature will be the
presentation of the magnificent sword
voted to him by congress. The cele-
bration will take place on the nights of
October I'd and Sd. There will be an
imposing parade at night in which all
available naval and military forces of
the United Slater, the District Nation
al Guard, military bodies from states
throughout the Union and many organ
lied civil bodies will participate.
There will be general illumination of
the city and the procession will be re-
viewed by President Mckinley and
Admiral Dewey. The governors of all
the states and territories have been in
vited to be present.
News and Courier: One of Sir
Thomas Lipton's employees, doubtless
referring to the great tea merchants
experience in South Carolina, says
at is peculiar thing that Sir Thomas
was q grand failure in the United
States, so much so that he almost
starved, and then, by following out
American ideas, became one of the
most successful men in England" In
his answer to an interviewer, who sug-
gested that there must be some secret
about his success, the owner of the
the Shamrock reveals the keynote Of
his character: "Oh, bosh! !" he said,
"this secret business is all nonsense. l
simply worked hard, devoted my
whole time to my business, had my
heart in it and couldn't help succeed
ing. But few young men are willing
to work. They are too particular
about the hours they spend in the
store or Office. Why, | often say that
I have worked 25 hours out of "a, and
I do believe that I get twice as much
into a day as do most men. l have
never been afraid of hard work, and
have worked just as hard since my
business has become established as l
did before. I owe almost all my sue
cess to hard work and nothing else."
- Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
prophesies expansion will be the saliva
sion of cotton, and is about to start a
crusade in the south to spread the new
gospel. In his enthusiastic version be
sees Manila the great cotton market of
the world, instead of Liverpool. In
stead of paying toll to the British
brokers, spinners and ship owners, be
predicts the time is coming when Am
an A nitu in the