Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-25
Scraps and fatts.

Over the eastern portions or the cotton
belt the reports are generally un1aV-
orable, indicating premature opening
and prevalence Of rust. In Tennessee
Arkansas. Oklahoma and Missouri, the
reports are also unfavorable, rust and
premature opening being general. In
Texas the crop, as a whole, has I'M
proved and has sustained some dam
age from rust and insects In many 10
calities.
The state department, on Wednes-
day, received the following from Min
lister Conger, dated Pekin, August ~:
The entire city, with the exception OF
the imperial palace, is occupied by Jap
anese, Russians, British, Americans
into districts for police supervision. The
Chinese army fed. The imperial fam
ily and the court have gone westward,
probably to Sian Flu, in the province OF
Shen ST. No representatives Of the chi
nese government are in sight In Pekln
and thousands of Chinese are chaotic.
The palace is to be taken Immediately.
Many missionaries have started FOR
home, while others remain In charge
of the Christian refugees, numbering
about 1000.
- Troubles at st. Hedwigs Polish
Catholic church, Wilmington. DEL,
the Rev. John Guicz, the pastor, from
preaching. A crowd Of women took
possession of the vestibule, backed Dy
the men, Police Sergeant j. b. tucker
and a squad rushed the priest into the
church, whereupon the officers were at
tackled by women with red pepper.
fuckers eyes were filled and become
badly swollen, and Patrolman Jonm
Ford was thrown down and kicked all
over the vestibule by the women Cap
tain Black and a squad appeared IN
a patrol wagon and rescued the men.
Kate and Josephine Ruzensk were ar.
rested. Father Guicz preached and
then the church was locked up.
In Akron, Ohio, last wednesday, a
Negro named Louis Peck, was put In
iail charged with having attempted to
criminally assault little 6-year-old
white girl. It was reported that the
Negro had made confession, and dur
ing the night large mob gathered. The
sheriff had already spirited the negro
away to Cleveland; but the mop re-
fused to believe that the Negro was not
in the Jail. A riot occurred and II
lasted all night: A little 6oy ana T,a
girl, baby were killed by bullets. The
CITY hall was demolished with dynamite
and fire, and more than twenty people
were more or less seriously wounded:
It was a typical period of anarchy ana
the disturbance was not quieted until
Thursday morning, when a regiment or
Ohio militia arrived on the scene.
The London Daily Express Of last
Wednesday prints long letter said TO
have been written by Vice Admiral
Seymour, in which he stoutly defends
his action in advancing to the rele1 OF
the legationers when he, did, saying:
1.-Two or three times our prospects
were very dark and disaster seemed
nrohable. Yet I never regretted that I
had started, as I could not have re-
spected myself If had done So" Re-
ferring to the difficulties Of controlling
mixed troops and to their characterts-
tics. he SAYS: 1.-The Germans we ad-
rnired most; but for dash and go. none
surpassed or perhaps equalleo the
Americans. The French had no partlc-
ular approachment with any other ma
tionality. The Germans and Russians
were inclined to hold together; but the
Americans were with us always.
Says a South Brewer, Me-, dispatch
Of Aug. IS: Miss Dine Polyot, a pretty
girl of French descent, performed the
remarkable feat of climbing to the top
of an iron chimney 126 feet high at the
pulp mill of the Eastern Manufacturing
company, early last evening. The glri
made the ascent by means OF small
iron ladder, which runs up the chin
ney. and. after reaching the top she
seated herself on the edge and waved
her handkerchief to the gaping croWd
below. Only one man in this town
ever dared to climb to the top or the
stack, although many have been half
way up and Miss Polyot Is conse-
ouently the heroine of this and ad-
Joining towns. Ever since the tall
chimney was erected there has been a
standing reward of S. to any one who
would go to the top. That a girl
could do the trick was never dreamed
Of. Miss Dine or Dada as she IS
known among her acquaintances, prac-
ticed on the ladder yesterday AFTERNOON.
and as soon as the wind fell at sunset
went up nimbly. The descent did not
fiuster her a bit, and as soon as she
alighted she received the IS, and with
the assurance that she was the grlttlest
girl in South Brewer.
Comptroller Tracewell Of the treasu-
~ department, in disallow1ng the
mileage account of Virginia marshal,
insists that deputy marShalS shall use
the shortest practicable route in TAX
ing their prisoners to jail or IN serving
warrants. In the case in question the
shortest route lay through the famous
said, moonshiners made it almost i'm
possible for deputies to convey their
prisoners in safety. The comptroller
says in part: THE government cannot
afford, even indirectly, to encourage py
a show Of fear resistance OF It's pro-
cesses by a few ignorant and vicious
moOnShinerS known to 1nfeSt the re-
gion in question. 1t is to be understood
by them and all others that the Fede-
raj government in making arrests Tor
violations of it's laws will violate its
own laws as regards the mileage of its
officers for fear of these outlaws. The
government is perfectly able to cope
with these law-breakers and law-defi-
ers and will furnish it's officers all nee
essary assistance to enforce its pre-
cepts according to it's own methods. 1t
is not it's methods to sneak it's prison.
ers through out-of-the-way places IN
order to avoid these persons who seek
to defy and nullify its mandates.
Says a Chicago dispatch of Tues
day: Three buffaloeS. the last OF their
species from the plains, were received
this afternoon at the Union stock
wards. The celebrated Cheyenne river
herd has dwindled till there are only
these three left. The buffaloes are
shipped from Pierre, S. D., and con-
signed to H. 3. Duplan. This stock
will be sold in the open market at
the yards. There is much interest
taken by the buyers, and If they are
sold as butchers stuff the Stdding will
be sharp. The downtown restaurant
and hotel men hope to secure share
if the buffaloes are sent to the abat-