Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04

case by the counsel for the plaintiff,
and was objected to by the counsel for
the defendant, on the ground that the
tears uuduly excited the passions and
sympathies of the jury in favor OF the
plaintiff, and greatly prejudiced them
against the defendant.
- Saws Patterson, New Jersey, dis
patch of Thursday The wife of
G@tano Bresci, the assassin Of King
Humbert, of Italy, is an American
woman. She lives in West Hoboken,
and knew nothing of the plot. She
saws her husband was mad. 1t is now
asserted that the same anarchists who
plotted the death of Humbert plotted
the assassination of President McKin-
ley but the plot was revealed by one of
the conspirators. The presidents life
was threatened last night in meeting
of anarchists in Patterson called to
celebrate the death of Humbert. A
young woman of Patterson is being
watched by the police, who believe
she knows all the ramifcations OF the
plot.
- The New Orleans Times-Democrat,
of Wednesday, publishes an elaborate
report of the progress of the cotton
crop during July. The consensus OF
opinion is that there is distinct i'm
provement in the outlook. 1t must,
however, be remembered that this COM
parison is made with the worst start
ever known. A very large proportion
of the original increase of acreage has
been abandoned, and it is quite posi-
BILE that no net increase has occurred.
Texas is probably the best situated OF
the states, while Mississippi is the
worst The Atlantic states have suf-
fered somewhat from drought; but the
situation in this quarter has recently
been relieved to some extent by liberal
showers. Louisiana, as whole, has
a very good prospect. Arkansas is
also good. The reports from Alabama
and Tennessee show marked improve
ment. The situation may be summed
up in the statement that the crop is
very spotted and very late. At pres
emit there is no reasonable assurance of
ANYTHING more than a very moderate
yield.
- Saws a San Francisco dispatch :
Steamship advices from Queensland,
received recently, give details of the
terrible drought which has converted
large tracts of the country on the bor-
der between North and South Greg
ory into a desert. W. H. Watson,
manager of Curraville station, arrived
at Brisbane on July 2. He said that
cattle were dying like flies all around
his range. There is little water at
any of the stations and to reach 1t the
cattle must wade through stilt, thus
getting begged. Around most of the
water holes dead cattle are packed as
closely as they could get, the bodies
forming stepping stones for other cattle:
At one hole Watson saw 5000 begged
cattle at another hole, several miles
in length, 1000 cattle were begged IN
one mile, and at another hole similar
scenes were witnessed. Stockmen ex.
pect to see THAR herds wiped out un-
less rain comes soon. For two years
there has been practically no rain.
The country is now so bare OF vegeta-
ton that horses can't be used, as there
is no feed.
- Says an Indianapolis dispatch:
Charles W. Bridges & Co., real estate
dealers of this city, have posted
novel proposition of the sale of farm
and city property, which is practically
a wager on Bryan's election. The firm
announced that farm of 240 acres, a
cottage and five lots in this city, and
25 lots in the gas belt towns have
been placed with them to be sold upon
the following conditions: The farm
property is priced at $4,000 for 240
acres, the gas belt town lots at Sl25
each, the indianapolis lots at 5000
each, and the cottage at 1900. The
deeds to all the property are to be
made out and deposited by the owners
with the cash paid for them. If Bryan
is elected the ownership of the proper
ty passes to the parties putting up the
cash, and the money goes to the owners
of the property. If Mckinley is elec-
ted, both the deeds and the cash are
passed over to the person or persons
who put up the money. Thus the
property is sold at what is claimed to
be it's fair cash value if Bryan is elec-
ted, and given away if Mckinley wins.
The real estate firm is responsible
one and declare that the offer is made
in absolute good faith. The owners of
the property are Bryan men, who are
willing to back their judgment with
their property.
- At last some detailed information
as to the condition of affairs in Pekin
is beginning to come through to the
papers. DR.. Ernest Morrison, the
Pekin correspondent of the London
Times, has sent bis paper story of
the situation under date of July 81.
1t seems that the first attack upon the
legation was made when the foreigners
began firing upon the Taku forts. The
imperial government issued an order to
put all foreigners to death and the
German ambassador was killed by Chi
nese troops. The Boxers were official
ly urged to continue their work OF