Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-10
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to Investigate the situation; but he
was unable to find a trace Of fraud.
IA frugal Kansas woman wanted
<companion and advertised as follows
! in her local paper: "A lady In delicate
health wishes to meet with a useful
companion. She must be domesticated,
musical, an early riser, amiable, or
good appearance and have some expe-
rience in nursing. Total abstainer pre-
ferred. Comfortable home. No saia-
ry." The next day after the advertise
met appeared in print she received oy
express a meek looking cat Of the fe-
male sex. No other applicant for the
place has as yet presented herself.
- The executive committee OF the
Georgia Cotton Growers Protective as
ISOLATION, unanimously passed reso-
luton last Friday calling an Interstate
convention of Southern cotton-groWers
and business men generally, to meet In
Macon, Tuesday, November 20. Prest-
dent Harvie Jordan was authorized TO
issue the call and send out letters to
prominent planters and the business
men throughout the cotton belt urging
their attendance. Every effort will be
made to secure the largest gathering
of cotton growers ever assembled In
the South.
The London Times, in a special ar
ticle dealing with the Galveston lorna
do and cotton situation, last Saturday
said: "There seems to be no hope that
the injury to the growing and ripening
crops in Texas will be any less than
was anticipated in the earlier tele-
graphic reports. It is gratifying to
find that the great cotton interests In
New York have taken strong grounds
against any further cornering Of the
American supply. Thus the artificial
element will be eliminated, so far as
possible, and every market will be able
to adjust itself to the conditions Of the
year without danger or partiality or
favoritism. On the whole, the atti-
tude Of the Lancashire spinners seems
to have had a very wholesome effect,
in spite of the fact that it happened
to be taken at a time which might
easily have seemed inopportune."
"A novel election bet has been made
at Salina, California, last Friday. The
loser will be required to roll peanut
kernel with a wooden toothpick five
blocks up hill, or about 1000 yards, In
one Of the principal streets Of that
place. Should he decide not to do this
he will forfeit 500. Each principal,
however, expresses the determination
to roll the peanut if he loses. The
principals are Clarence lyman and
Ernest Waterman, who are prosperous
saloon keepers. lyman supports the
Republican and Waterman the Demo-
cratic national ticket. If Mckinley is
elected, Waterman, who Is short and
stout, will roll the peanut, and if Bry-
an is elected, lyman, who is tall and
SLENDER will have the ordeal. The pea
nut rolling will take place on Novem-
Der Is next. The principals have sign
ed an agreement paper and have post
ed the forfeits.
During the three months ended
September 30, says a New York dis
patch Of Saturday, s33,234,S1 worth Of
gold was deposited in the mints and
assay offices on the Pacific coast. Over
$1S,00000 Of this month came from
the Klondike and Cape Nome mines.
Most Of the money, in the natural
course of business, will come to New
York. A shipment of $3,161, 900 was re-
ceived at the sub-treasury last week
and has gone into the banks. This will
in c,,rr,l,1S
in the statement Of banks to be issued
at noon today, though it Is expected
that the reserve will show q decline Of
over $2,000,0O0. New York is getting a
great deal of gold as the result Of min
ing operations Of all characters in the
West. The distribution in the third
quarter of this year at New York
amounted to s1O,Ss2,242, making total
for the nine months ended September
80 Of s33, ,763,s 1893.
Eddie Mcbride, II years old, was
burned to death at stake by play
mates after school, says a Trenton, N.
j., dispatch Of October s: He played
with several companions. dressed as
Indians. Their part of the game was
to let him escape from other lads, who
impersonated savages of a tribe guard
ing the prisoner. A big open lot was
the scene Of the fun, which proved a
sad tragedy. The youngster cut the
ropes which bound him and started
from the mock Indian village. He was
caught and flung to the ground, tied
to the stake again and the pile lighted.
The flames gained too much headway.
The boys tried to put it out and threw
what was supposed to be water on
Mcbride. It proved to be gasoline.
The flames sprang higher with a roar.
The boys were scared and ran away.
Passers by heard the yells and cut the
boy loose; but he was half roasted and
unconscious. He died before he reach
ed a hospital.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement, is
sued last Friday. shows for the five days
of October an increase over last year Of
$1,000 bales; for the 35 days of the sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate is
behind the 35 days Of last year, 100000
bales. The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 414,321
bales, against 410,625 for the seven
days ending October 5 last year. The
movement since September 1, shows
receipts at all United States ports, ST.
141 bales, against 974,663 last year.
Overland, across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
and Canada, 41,4S1 bales, against S5,-
2S0 last year; interior stocks in excess
of those held at close Of the commercial
year 167,461 bales, against 192,007 last
year; Southern mill takings, 140,2S0