Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-13
Scraps and 9aets.

night, at Neco, an Arizona border
town. The dead bandit has been iden-
titled as Will Cravens, Of Dog Springs,
N. M. A group of gamesters and
loungers obeyed when the desperadoes
entered the saloon at a late hour ana
ordered hands up" CraVens ap-
preached the roulette table and pro-
ceeded to fill a bag with the bank cash,
amounting to several thousand dollars.
Ellis drew a revolver before the move
ment was detected by the robbers and
Crayens fell dead when he shot The
other bandits were demoralized and
fled in disorder. One Of them was
wounded by another bullet from Ellis's
revolver. They reached their horses,
which were hitched in the brush, and
rode for the mountains, closely follow
ed by a posse, which had been hastily
organized.
Being interested in the attempt of
France to choke the Sultan Of Turkey
till he coughs up what he has long been
owing that country, the Birmingham
Age Herald has looked up the history
of the island Of Mitylene, the customs
offices of which have been seized by
Admiral Caillard to be held until they
yield revenue enough to satisfy the
French claims. Says The Age
1.-The island contains the important
city Of Mitylene. The island is some
times called Lesbos, and it is the larg-
est island in the Aegean sea, which is
full Of islands. In ancient times it held
five cities. 1t is a very fertile island,
although in places it is mountainous.
producing olive oil, figs, grapes and
wine. Mityene Is the chief town to-
day. On the island Sappho was born,
and Pittacus and Theophrastus, and
many more worthless, who for philoso-
ply or poetry, became distinguished in
Greece, and therefore throughout the
world" And yet, as The Age-Herald
acknowledges, it Is not poetry, philos-
ophy or ancient history that Caillard Is
interested in. He is after the shekels.
The Russian newspapers are deyot-
ing a considerable amount of space to
a serious discussion Of American af-
fairs, and their editorials generally
show an accurate insight into the SUBJ
ject, as is evidenced by the following
from the st. Petersburg Bourse Ga
zette, of few days ago: 1.-THE states
man who has Unexpectedly assumed
the reins at Washington Is the perfect
type Of the American Of today, and be-
fore him lies wider horizon than any
Of his predecessors enjoyed. Between
the United States Of our day and the
republic Of which the history Of the
last century told us there is little in
common. The classic land Of freedom,
the country which has developed its
prosperity to wonderful dimensions and
which has realized the boldest Utopias
and the most daring theories of politi- |
cal and social liberty, the great trans
Atlantic republic, terrifies the imagina- |
tion Of Europeans. 1t is a new giant, |
a state which the latest events have
made world power, a state which has
transformed itself to the point Of un-
recognizability and is bent upon trans |
forming the whole world, proclaiming |
through its new chief magistrate that
the world Of the United States shall
have due weight everywhere where |
economic and political questions are
decided"
Secretary HeSters weekly New Or |
leans cotton exchange statement, is
sued last Friday, shows that the |
amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 502,424 against |
419,674 for the seven days ending Nov.
Sth last year, and for the eight days Of
November it has been 5S0,770 against
497, 1863 last year. These make the total |
movement for the 50 days from Sep
tember 1st to date 3,422,3S3 against s.
53O,921 last year. The movement since
September 1st shows receipts at all |
United States ports 2,412,163 against g.
469,703 last year; overland across the |
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers |
to Northern mills and Canada, 223, ia
against 27S,26 last year; interior stocks |
in excess of those held at the close of |
the commercial year 4O9,5O6 against |
473,662 last year; southern mill takings |
$4,000 against 3O9,2SS last year. For
eign exports for the week have been
214,391 against 254656 last year, making |
the total thus far for the season 1,708,- |
610 against 1,74S,43O last year. The to-
taltakings Of American mills, north and
south and Canada thus far for the sea-
son have been sO1,649 against 75S,622
last year. Stocks at the seaboard and |
the 29 leading southern interior CEN
tres have increased during the week |
ing the corresponding period last sea-
son of 10,S05. Including stocks left over
at ports and interior towns from the |
last crop and the number Of bales |
crop the supply to date is 3,7S2. .070
against 3,653,455 for the same period |
last year.
Twenty-eight desperate convicts |
made their escape from the Federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, last
Thursday. 1t was the result of we'll |
planned mutiny. A new prison is being
erected about two miles from the old
one. and some 300 convicts are being |
employed on the work. During Thurs |
day some convicts managed to get hold
of revolvers. They marched into the
Office of the superintendent and made
him and other officials go along with
them. Revolvers were held at the