Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

R. G.. Dun's trade review for the
week ending last Saturday says: The
failures for the first quarter of this
year are ZIG per cent greater than last
year. New business in finished iron
products is exceedingly small, the ten
dency being to wait for lower prices.
The plate mills, in Pittsburg, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania are stopping. The
boot and shoe industry is'falling be-
hind. Large quantities of leather have
been sold; but the prices are un'
changed. There is heavy wholesale
business in dry goods. Woolens and
worsteds are dull with prices lower.
The exports of wheat from both coasts
are larger than last year. The rail-
road earnings for March are increased.
The failures for the week are 1913 in
the United States and Al in Canada.
"A Washington dispatch says the
government has purchased the Holland
submarine torpedo boat for sl5O,OOO
and has agreed to take several more ol
the same type only somewhat larger
at s175, 900 each. The Holland COM
pany agrees to protect the government
in all suits for infringements ofpatents,
and to sell patents at fixed price. 1t
is also stipulated that the company
must furnish expert crews to train the
regular navy officers in the use of the
boats. The present understanding is
that the boats will be manned entirely
by volunteer officers and men from the
navy. Quite a number of naval otti'
GERS have sent.their names to the navy
department for consideration. Despite
the novelty and element of danger,
the officers appear to be particularly
anxious to risk their fortunes with the
Holland.
- Immediately after the fight at
Sarnia's Post, in which the British lost
heavily, a sensational report was sent
out to the effect that the Beers were
led by Captain Reichman, the United
States military attache with the Boer
army. Consul Hay has telegraphed
that the story of Captain Reichman's
connection with the affair is absolutely
false. This is quite likely, because such
action on the part of Captain Reich
man would have been an unpardona'
BILE violation of the rules of war. 1t
is now stated that, in all probability,
the Beers were led by a young West
Point lieutenant named Loorberg. He
has been connected with the Free
State artillery since the breaking out
of the war, and has distinguished him.
self on more than one occasion pre-
viously.
Judge William A. King, who has
been elected to congress from the Salt
Lake district of Utah over a Republi.
can opponent, and in the place OF
Roberts, whose seat in the national
house was denied him, is 81 years OF
age. He began his public career at ~
when he was elected member of the
territorial Legislature. He was re-
elected two years later. He was coun-
ty clerk of Millard county four years,
county attorney two years, and at Fill
more was city assessor and collector
and city attorney. In June, 1894, he
was appointed associate justice of the
supreme court of Utah. In 1896 he
was elected to congress by majority
of nearly 10000 and served two years
He is Mormon; but not a polygamist,
and stands high in the estimation OF all
classes in Utah.
- Says Wichita, Kansas, dlspatch
of the 11th: Mrs. Dewey may have to
come to Wichita soon, or send an attor'
ney, to straighten out title to some lots
owned by her former husband, General
w. B. Hazen. The lots were won In
poker game here in the early days by
General Hazen. Little attention was
paid to securing good title, and now,
when Mrs. Dewey wants to sell them,
she has found that the title is impaired.
In 1871 General Hazen was stationed
here. Wichita was an end of the trail
town and gambling was the ruling pas
sion. One night be and Dave Bancroft,
a real estate dealer, engaged in poker
game, and, sitting behind four kings,
Hazen bluffed the real estate man into
betting so town lots. Next day the
deeds we're made out and after that
General Hazen dealt extensively IN
Wichita property.
- Fayetteville, N. c., Observer
News reaches us this morning from
several very reliable sources that a
young lady just 81 years old, died in
Flea Hill township, Monday, literally
of broken heart. Several years ago
this young lady was engaged to a
young man of the neighborhood. He
went to Georgia to seek his fortune.
On Sunday last he returned home and
visited all his neighbors except bis
former sweetheart. He took no notice
of her whatever. When the young
lady appeared at the breakfast table
on Monday morning her distress is said
to have been awful to behold; and she
finally fed screaming from the room.
Her mother went to comfort her, but
it was of no avail, and with the words :
"Tell I love him, and died OF a
broken heart % she suddenly expired.
The above is vouched for by several OF
the leading citizens of Flea Hill, but
for obvious reasons we withhold the
names of the parties concerned.
- The house, on last Saturday, by a
vote of 240 to Is, adopted resolution
for a constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the election of United States