Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-20
Scraps aud faets.


mitted that their man was whipped.
The sports were very much disgusted
at the outcome and are inclined TO
look upon the affair as a farce. The
gate receipts amounted to $4,000.
-Zapata county, Texas, Is reported
to be in a distressing condition on &C
count Of crop failures and drouth.
Representative F. w. Seabury, In
whose legislative district the county Is
situated, has written letter tc Cover
nor Sayers in which he says that unless
help is received from the outside, many
people Of the county will starve to
death. Governor Sayers forwarded
check for $500, and then issued a call
for charitable subscriptions for the re-
lief Of the famine stricken section.
AT the eighth annual convention OF
the United Daughters Of the Confede-
racy, which was in session at VII
naington, N. c., last week, 1t developed
that the sum Of $4,000 had been collect
ed during the past year for the Jen Da-
Wis monument. Including this amount
the monument committee now has $685.
600 in bank, and it looks like only a
short way to the $5O,OOO required. 1t
has been definitely decided that the
monument shall be in the form Of an
arch spanning Twelfth and Broad
streets, Richmond, and the date of the
unwilling was fixed at June 3. 1905.
Says a Durham, N. c., dispatch, of
November Is: The celebrated damage
suit Of Rev. #. ]. Gattis against DR.. ].
c. Kilgo, Mr.. B. N. Duke and Mr.. w.
r. Odell, will be called in Oxford next
week. It is set for Thursday and will
probably be called on that day or the
day following. So far as is known
there will be no effort made by either
party to prevent the case coming to
trial. The court will be a two weeks
term, for the trial Of civil and criminal
cases. The criminal docket will be dis
posed of first and then will follow the
civil docket, the Gattis-kilgo case be-
ing the first called. A number will go
over lTOHl UcIS, SOibS 1S io"ySiS, SOAAS
as witnesses and others to hear the
trial. If the case goes to trial 1t Will
probably require eight or ten days to
get it to the jury.
The negotiations between the gov
ernments of the United States and Den
mark, relative to the cession to the
United States Of the Danish West In
dies, have been transferred to Wash
ington. The negotiations were initiated
by Mr. Swenson, United States minis
ter to Copenhagen, about three years
ago, and later on Mr.. White, secretary
of the embassy at London, took up the
work in behalf Of the United States.
The transfer to Washington was re-
Gently brought about through desire
of the Danish government to place Its
interest in the matter in the hands of
Mr.. Constantin Brun, Danish minister
at Washington. He spent some time
at Copenhagen last summer and re-
turned to Washington recently, thor
oughly prepared to carry forward the
u6SOlldllOuS OACSllS Will SCNASSaA
Hay. It is learned that within the past
few days there has been increased ac-
tivity in the negotiations and that SEN
sible progress has been made toward
the completion Of a treaty Of cession.
The Southwestern Express, on the
Northern Central railway, was blown
up by dynamite a short distance north
of York, Pa, on last Saturday.
The passengers were severely shocked.
but none were seriously injured. The
train was crossing the bridge when the
dynamite exploded. It is believed to be
the work Of robbers. A piece Of rail
three feet long, was blown out Of the
track. Three coaches were derailed.
Detectives from several points are on
the trail Of the robbers. A panic fol-
lowed the explosion. 1t Is supposed
that the plans Of the robbers were set
for the Buffalo express. The spot where
the wreck occurred Is surrounded by
high hills and is the most lonely locali-
ty between Baltimore and Harrisburg.
uS tNplOSlOil OCSuIICu ultCl lllC SCS-
ond coach and the force blew the head
light off the engine and broke all the
glass. The robbers did not appear af
ter the explosion.
Says a Sofia, Bulgaria, dispatch Of
November 16: The brigands who cap
tured Miss Ellen Stone and Madame
Tsilka have reduced the amount Of
ransom they demand to 100000 Turk
ish. Ccincident with this intelligence
is the information that the leaders Of
the band, If convinced that this Is more
than Mr.. Dickinson will give, would ac-
cept G15,000. Even this sum Is greatly
beyond the cash at Mr.. Dickinson's
disposal. Therefore unless the captors
of the missionary further abate their
demands there is no hope Of an imme-
diate settlement. An agent who is in
touch with the brigands reports that
they recognize they made mistake in
Kidnapping Miss Stone. They would,
however, consider it worse than blum
der to release her without an adequate
ransom. There is no longer any fear
regarding the brigands' intentions to-
ward the captives. They declare
themselves to be not robbers, but pa
triots. performing an obnoxious task
in the interests of holy cause The
majority Of the kidnappers are peas
ants and farmers, directed by a secret
committee to execute it's decisions.