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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01
FIRST DAY.
THE START.

In the great dome rooted station Of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Jersey
City on certain morning in May the
limited train for the west stood await
ing Its lading Of passengers.
The long line Of vestibuled drawing
room coaches was resplendent In fresh
paint as though just out Of the car.
shops. The FURNISHED brass work on
gates, hand rails and steps shone like
gold plate, while the white capped and
blue uniformed officials-brakemen.
trainhands and negro porters-dignifi-
ed and self important, yet gravely
courteous withal. stood ready to wei
come, direct or assist the fast arriving
passengers. The conductor waited,
watch in hand, for the great station
clock pointed at three minutes before
10, and precisely at the hour the flier
would be off.
The last train boat was In, and the
inevitable late traveller was even now
struggling down the asphalt platform.
The great engine backed down and
was coupled on, the engineer tested
the brakes to see If his ''air'' was all
right, the steam giant throbbed and
glowed with pent up energy, and the
runner" as the engineer Is called In
railway parlance, leaned out Of his
cab on the alert for the electric cry
"All aboardw
At the other side Of the station an
equally interesting scene was taking
place. On one Of the side tracks stood
two richly appointed coaches, one the
private car Miranda and the other an
ordinary Pullman sleeper and drawing
room coach combined. Since 8 o'clock
relays Of porters and expressmen had
been coming alongside heavy laden,
departing empty handed and wiping
their brows. Hundreds Of pounds Of
ice were slowed away in the long re-
ceptacles under the cars; hampers,
crates and boxes OF mineral waters,
"strong waters" and delicacies were
taken aboard and disposed in mysteri-
GUS recesses; from within came the
musical clink of glasses and crockery,
while the white jacketed chef could be
seen fitting about in his tiny kitchen
and buffet putting matters to rights.
The last load Of relishes was re.
ceived and receipted for, the porters
for the last time f1icked the dust off
the richly upholstered interior. when
the first Of those for whom these elab-
crate preparations were made came
strolling down the platform. at whose
arrival all the train men in waiting sa.
luted with hands to caps.
A good story Is told concerning two
Door Irishmen who once upon a time
were debating what sort Of an occupa-
ton each would choose If kind Provi.
dence should ever give them the op-
ton. Afterrcanvassing the advantages
of the various vocations in life one OF
them closed the discussion by saying:
Faith, Mike. for nice. clane, aisy
Job let me be bishop"
This probably summed up to Mixes
imaginative mind all the sunny side OF
life-wealth. position, authority and
not overmuch work.
But / have often thought that for
pure and unadulterated bliss the posi-.
don Of president Of a great railroad
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01
CIGARETTES THE CAUSE.
Exclusive Use First Made Him Blind, Then
Robbed Him of Reason.

| Made blind by the excessive use Of
cigarettes Frank Ritchie, well-to-do
resident Of Glen Cove, L. l., continued
their use until he became insane. He
was taken yesterday to the state hos
pital at Kings Park, L. l., mental
wreck.
Ritchie was one Of the most promis-
ing business men Of Glen Cove. He Is
married and has six children. He lived
in one Of the prettiest cottages in the
Village, regularly attended church
and was considered good citizen. His
one excess was cigarettes. These he
smoked continually. He averaged as
many as $50 day. His friends i'm
'plored him to stop, but he would not.
The cigarettes did not affect his ner-
yous system at first, and he laughed at.
every one who told him there would
be any Ill effect.
About a year ago he was troubled.
with his eyes. He was unable to read.
The letters would jumble before his
gaze. He consulted an occulist, who
said cigarette smoking had affected
SlSul. 4uS oSSolloI IOio AAA1A SAAc1S
he must either give up cigarettes or
his sight. He tried to do so, but the
habit had obtained such hold upon
him that he could not relinGuish it.
Ritchie continued to smoke and his
eyes failed steadily until about two
weeks ago, when he became stone
blind. He still smoked, however, even
increasing his daily consumption. Soon
he began to act queerly. He threaten
ed his friends and family. Then physi-
clans were consulted. They said he
was slowly losing his mind. Cigarettes,
with the blindness, were driving him
insane. He would constantly bemoan
his fate and curse cigarettes, but he
could not give them up.
Two or three days ago there was
complete breakdown, and the physi-
clans recommended that he be taken to
an asylum. The asylum authorities
will not at once cut off Ritchie's sup
ply Of cigarettes. It will be gradually
reduced, so that in time it Is hoped he
may regain his sanity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01
TO BE CONTINUED.

AN UNPLEASANT REMINDER.-"My
wife had an unpleasant way Of recall
ing unpleasant things"
Eyes. What Of it?"
"Why, the other night I got up and
drank a collar button which had fallen
into the glass of water"
yes"
"And now every time lose my collar
button my wife says: "Well, where's
that one you swallowed?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01

in a southern town. Although there
were nearly 20 years between their ages
they were friends and confidants. Yet
each held certain matters in reserve.
Draper knew that Ives loved his niece,
Chester thought he knew where the
senior had placed his affections, but
the younger man did not know that
John Draper was resolved to signalize
his own happiness-should 1t ever come
to pass-by doing what he could to
make Madge and Chester happy at the
same time.
Last Of all came satan also," in
the person of Mr.. Reuben Z. Filley,
protege and confidential clerk Of John
Draper. 1t is perhaps needless to say
that the world knew the young man
In the latter capacity only. Alert, keen,
selfish, unscrupulous, New York boy
Of uncertain parentage, though he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-01
Copyright, 1900, by Frederick Redd'
PROLOGUE.

PROLOGUE.
STARTLING NEWS.
- n A certain morning In May
the daily papers Of the
United States, from Maine
to California, from the
great lakes to the gulf, contained a
momentous news dispatch. 1t was set
forth with all the bold and vivid insist
ence Of black "scare heads" and pun
gent headlines.
Some time during the previous night
part Of limited express train on one
of our great western trunk lines had
disappeared without leaving trace
behind either Of coaches or passengers!
The occurrence was absolutely with
out parallel in the annals Of railroad
ing, and the tragic import of the incl
dent was intensified when 1t became
known that the living freight Of the
lost cars included a well known and
popular railroad magnate and financier
Of national reputation with party of
friends, among the latter some women
Of wealth and social prominence.
Their complete vanishment could not
have been more mysterious and puz-
cling had coaches and passengers been
sunk fathoms deep in some dark and
silent pool or engulfed in a bottomless
canyon. Not a trace was left, not q
clew. The railroad officials were ut
terly at fault. Nor was the mystery
elucidated until several days and
nights had elapsed.
Meantime the wires east and west
were kept hot. popular interest and ex-
citement running high in every city.
town and village in the United States
and even in Canada. The widest spec
ulations were rife as to the fate Of the
persons concerned. all Of them more or
less wide of the mark. as the sequel
proved. ,-.
Yet when the truth was ferreted out
It was seen that the actualities rivaled
all the fiction that had been woven
around the case, which thenceforth
took rank as veritable romance Of the
rail.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
yEW.YORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-

masterpieces of Greek art and many anc,sns ai5n
relics disappeared. the loss of when the olus tS
citizens never ceased to lament. even AMIDST tne
splendor of the new city which rose from 'H'
ashes.
AS far back as the reign Of Septimius SeVeruS
O93-211 A. d. it was customary in Rome 10 use
architectural carvings. statues and other ma
teriaIs from previous structures in the DuliCih6
of new ones In the upper story of the Colosseum
bits of columns, of entablatures, lintels' door
posts and so on may still be seen imDedoeu III
the wall brought from other buildings Wheh
an old house was pulled down in the sixteenth
century to make room for the church or san
Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, score OF bustS oi lhe
emperors came to light in the walls and fouhda-
tions Pietro Bartoli. writing in the seventeenth
century, tells of "an exquisite statue or venus
that was found built into an old wall ana ne
reports that lin exploring the cellar OF a mousse
on the CorsO, the famous architect, Lorenzo
Bernin discovered seven statues broken IN
pieces and built into wall The statues were
restored almost perfectly, so few were the frag-
ments missing"
Some of the treasures excavated IN nioueIl
times plainly found their resting places beneath
the surface of the earth in moments Oh war anu
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09

panic through the agency of those who pos
sessed them. bronze gladiator found in 1885
in the foundations of the TeatrO DrammaticO,
on the Via Nazionale had been buried with the
utmost care. The figure was in a sitting posture.
1t had been poised a stone capital and the
uench had then been filled with finely sifted
earth so as to avoid any possible injury to the
bronze The list of such thoughtful conceal
ments is long one. Silver utensils and gold
ornaments were often hidden on the eve of a
conflict, only to remain underground for cen
tUries through the death of everybody in the
family at the hands of the invaders, or through
the collapse of the house and its burial beneath
the Wreckage of adjoining buildings. But most
OF the harm done was inflicted by people who
ought to have known better and for whom there
is no excuse. That besieging armies should have
cut the aqueducts in order to stop the city's
water supply was natural enough. but the worst
blows were struck when the lime burners. mar
bic cutters. masons and builders generally drew
upon the heroic structures in one age after an
other for the purpose of the moment The Popes
emulated the vandalism of the Pagan era and
countenanced the destruction of innumerabIe
buildings and monuments to gain material for
their own editices. The famous tomb Of Cecilia
MeteIa only escaped as by miracle from being
razed to the ground through the complaisance
OF SiXtus V. Remonstrance on the part of i'm
portant personages saved the tomb, but the
words of the original request sent to the Pope
may be cited as showing how the average
Roman felt about the matter in those days:
Clio Battista Mottino and Girolamo Leni and
his brothers are the owners of the farm lands
OF Capo di BOve, where there is a tomb or tower
which 1t would be very advantageous to them
TO diSmantle. They therefore humbly pray Your
Holiness that they may be granted permission
in such way that the gentlemen of the Citv
Council (Signori Conservatory cannot opDose il
by saying it is an antiquity, which they ought
not 10 say. as 1t is out of Rome and not i'm a
public place. and others have been dismantIed
one on the road to TivOli. another of marble at
Pont deli Arco yet another at CasaI Rotonno
ana many others. If Your Holiness will make
this concession we think that the Roman peonIe
popolo Romano) will do likewise to please him
and thus all we receive will be by the sDecjai
favor OF our Master. and we will INCREASINGLY
pray God for his preservation, and that a loD9
and happy life be granted to your Excellence
The surprising thing is not that ancient Roma
has been almost wiped from the face or tha
earth. but that so much OF II is left To us 1,bo
record OF destruction is appalling JTnInterrvD+
edly for centuries. the artistic treasures az tho
city have been swept into the net of the buudar
when they have not been reduced to atoms orr
of a spirit comparable to that OF the child tov-
fully smashing its toys.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09

gether so well in this volume 1t is an
epitome of what vandalism has done to Rome
The first and perhaps most interesting state
ment made by the author is that the disappear
ance of the Roman monuments cannot be lightly
ascribed to the inroads OF barbarans alone.
Take, for example. the Circus Maximus. 1t is
calculated that it contaiaed more than 250.OO0
running feet of stone and marble benches. Could
the barDarians have amused themselves on their
meteorc campaigns by pulverizing this mass?
Their purpose, remarks Professor Lanciani. was
to carry off articles of value that were easily
portable They could damage the buildings but
they could not spirit them off the ground. The
odium must rest chiefly upon the Romans them
selves, of the Imperial Byzantine MediRval and
Renaissance periods. This book gives facts for
the assumption. At various times the rulers of
the Romans covered up large tracts of land that
had come to menace the public health. Natur-
ally good many monuments and buildings were
buried along with the plague spots. when in
the time of Augustus. the field Of death
the Esquiline, where the bodies of slaves. beg
gars and executed criminals were thrown into
pits along with the carcasses of animals, was
put out of sight M8cenas recommended the
suppression of this hotbed of infection and 1t
was buried under twenty-four feet of earth.
When Trajan took twenty-four million cubic
feet of earth and rock from the slope of the
Quirinal in order to build his Forum there he
spread the debris of the public ceme-
teries. thus hiding innumerable monuments.
Fire also did incalculable damage again and
again. The most famous instance is thus de-
sCribed by Professor Lanciani
When the Emperor Nero conceived the idea of
renewing and rebuilding the capital of the
pire, the streets crowded with shrines.
altars and small temples which religious super
stition made invioable; his plans of improve
10 n Nv he nd hN nri-
vate owners of property. and any attempt TO
endless lawsuits. appraisals ana disputes among
the experts. So he seems to have solved the
difficulty by having the city set on fire, in the
year 64 A. d. Nero at Antium when the
CCnfagration began, on June 49, the anniversary
of the burning OF Rome by the Gauls in 800 B. c.
The fire started the east end of the Circus
Maximus at the place now called La MOetta;
IT spread in a northeasterly direction and swept
over three out of the fourteen regions of the
city, partially destroying seven others. We do
not possess satisfactory information in regard
to all the historic monuments that perished in
the flames but we know that among them were
the temple OF the Moon. the foundation OF which
ascribed TO Servius TIlllius; the Ara Max
ina, dedicated TO Hercules, tradition said. by
Evander the Arcadian, and the temples of Jupi-
ter Stator OF Vesta and of the Penates together
with the Regia AS these monuments encircled
the Palatne Hill may assume that the i'm
perial residence on it's summit was also gutted,
but evidence on this point Is wanting. Countless
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09

a
Sketch of the History of the Monuments. BY
RodOlfO Lancani. uustTa ted, Octave, PIP. XIV,
279. The Macmillan Company.
Professor Lanciani tells us in his opening
paragraph how he once sat at the southern
extremity of the Palatine HILL where the remains
of the palace of Septimius Severus tower
hundred and sixty feet above the level of the
modern streets, and sought to reconstruct in his
imagination the former aspect of the place. He
has ascertaned that a palace 400 feet long. 800
wide and 160 high has disappeared from the
spot completely though it had never
existed Who he asks, broke up and re-
moved, bit by bit, that mountain of masonry?
Who overthrew the giant? Was it age, the
elements, the hand of baroarians. or some other
Irresistible force the action of which has escaped
observation" The questions have been asked
by hundreds of thousands of travellers. Many
answers have been offered. Those which Pro-
fessOr Lanciani now presents not all new,
But nowhere they be found brought to-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09

a lively controversy has been precipitated by
the proposal to erect memorial to Ruskin in
Westminster Abbey. committee has been
formed to collect funds, Mr.. Onslow Ford the
sculptor, has expressed his willingness to design
the memorial and as Mr.. MickIethyaitn the
Abbey architect, is one of the persons engaged
in the enterprise, ii seems likely that the
scheme has the approval of the authorities
But there be those who feel that it ought TO be
abandoned Some OF them have read Ruskin
and quote remarks he made about 1.-The inco-
herent Filings of the aisles at Westminster"
He once told a friend-as late as 1SSS-tbat he
could not enter the Abbey without pain and
anger, Members of the memorial committee
Immediately retOrt that there would be nothing
"mcOharent' about the work they propose 10
erccf. and they find other statements by Ruskin
which they think Justify their intentions. In
spite OF all their peadings the proposition Of
Miss Octayia Hill that It would be better to
give up the Westminster project and preserve
some ancient building in untouched loyeliness
or save the top Of some mountain. a sea cliff
Lake shore, or wooded glade TO be kept I'm
natural loneliness unspoilt forever" seems by
all odds wiser than anything else that could be
suggested
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
ANCIENT ROME.
THE STORY OF IT'S DESTRUCTION,

THE DESTRUCTION OF ANCIENT ROME. A
Sketch of the History of the Monuments. BY
ROdolfO Lancani. Illustrated. Octave, PIP. XIV,
279. The Macmillan Company.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
GARDEN AND DOWN.
BOOKS. REAL AND ARTIFICIAL

SEVEN GARDENS AND A PALACE By e "
B." Crown $40. pp. 2J8 John Lane
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
Mckinley Invited to Charlotte.

Mckinley was visited today by a large
delegation of citizens of Charlotte,
n. c., who urged his acceptance of an
invitation to visit Charlotte on the oc-
sion of the anniversary of the Neck
lenburg declaration of independence.
Mr.. Mckinley has the invitation under
consideration and hopes to be able to
accept.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04

According to press reports two thou
sand Americans have embraced Mo-
hammedanism since the Turkish mis-
came to this country a few
years Instead of trying 10 tear
up the creeds Of each other. the chris
tian churches bad best turn their unit
ed attention to these. While they are
quarrelfng among themselves idolatry
Is being practiced and taught under
the shadow Of their church spies
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-05-04
The we,,and Canal wreckers.

The welland Canal Wreckers.
Welland, Ont, April 30.-The trial
OF the three men charged with at
tempting to destroy b Welland canal
locks at Thorold was begun today.
OnerS.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
ARE JOINED IN MARRIAGE.
Lady Randolph Churchill and Lieu,
West Are Welded at Last.

Lady Randolph Churchill and Lieut..
West Are Welded at Last.
London, July ST. Lady Randolph
Churchill, nee Jerome, was Saturday
married to Lieut.. George CORVALLIS
West at St. Pauls church, knights
bridge. The church was thronged with
handsomely dressed women. There
was no restriction upon the number
admitted to the church to witness the
ceremony except the capacity of the
church, but only relatives and friends
were hidden to the subsequent we'd
ding breakfast, and no reception was
held.
The duke of Marlborough gave the
bride away. Winston Churchill was
present but the CORVALLIS West fam
lily was not represented except for the
brother Of the groom who acted as
best man.
A great many Americans were pres
ent, among them Ambassador Choate
and several attaches Of the embassy.
By the brides special request there
were no flowers. Lady Randolph's
friends stood loyalty but regretfully by
her. The prince of Wales remark
was: And I always considered you
such a sensible woman"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Wanted His Mail.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. deputy
United States Marshal Ludlow has
returned from Monroe, Turner county,
where he arrested G. w. Blikink on
an unusual charge. A few evenings
ago Belkink went to the Monroe post
Office for his mail after the Office was
closed. Procuring a key, it is alleged,
he opened the door of the postoffice,
entered, and going to the boxes, helped
himself to his mail. The prisoner.
when taken before United States
commissioner, waived examination and
furnished bonds for his appearance.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
BLACK SOLDIERS HOSTILE.

Members of First West Indian Regi-
ment Treat Inhabitants Roughly.
Hamilton, Bermuda Islands, July 81.
- Much uneasiness is prevailing
throughout the Bermuda islands ow-
ing to the hostility toward the inhabi-
tants displayed by the black soldiers
of the First West India regiment. The
behavior Of the regiment has been dis
creditable ever since their arrival
here. The men have entered different
shops and ordered and secured goods
and refused to pay for them, and
walked into private houses and in
truded on social gatherings, using
abusive language when demonstrated
with.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
PROPOSITION TURNED DOWN.

Roberts Refuses to Accept Devvet's
Offer and Insists on Surrender.
Cape Town, July 31.-Gen. Christian
Dewet has offered to surrender on con-
dition that his followers be permitted
to return to their homes unmoiested.
Lord Roberts has refused everything
except unconditional surrender. A
dispatch from Lord Roberts to the
British war Office says: "Broadwood
is still watching Christian Dewet, who
has taken up a position on high hills
near Reitzburg, about seven miles
south of the Vaal. p. Dewet, young
er brother of Christian, surrendered at
Kroonstad yesterday.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
Victor Emm anuel ILL.,,

The new king of Italy. His full name is
Victor Emmanuel Ferdinand Marie Janvier,
and he was prince of Naples. He was born
in Naples on Nov. II, 1869. He was mar
ried TO Princess Helene of Montenegro in
Rome on Oct "a 1896.
left met yesterday in Rome at noon
and expressed adherence Of the crime.
The Conservatives met and discussed
the line to be followed at the OBJ
sequies. Last night the students pa
raded the streets. No disturbances
are reported at any point. A procla-
nation by the queen regent has ar
rived announcing the ascension of the
new king and announcing that parlia-
ment would be convoked Immediately.
Several warships have started to meet
King Victor,