Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-30
Scraps aud facts.

treason If he lands in England with
the intention Of taking his seat in the
British house Of commons to which he
was elected by an overwhelming ma
jority in the Galway district Of Ire
land, on Thursday. He is colonel OF
the I'd Irish brigade in the Boer army.
He is an Australian by birth, an au-
thor and journalist, and once before
ran for parliament in Ireland. where
he has made his residence for some
years.
The appraisers have filed their re-
port Of the appraisement Of the estate
of the late President Mckinley, ac-
cording to a Canton dispatch. The re-
port shows that he died possessed of
personal goods and chattels to the val
ue Of $2,655.89; Of securities, bank de-
posits and life insurance, $113, ,105.15;
moneys, s129.15. Total personal estate,
s135, ,ssO.1S, Of which s6O,132.1S was life
insurance. The real estate was not ap-
praised, as under the will it goes to
Mrs. Mckinley for life, and at her
death to his family. 1t is believed to
be worth from $50, 900 to $4,000.
Says a Camden, N. J., dispatch Of
Tuesday: Two more deaths from te-
tanus following vaccination, are re-
corded in this city today, making to-
tai of nine deaths from that disease,
during the past three weeks. Today's
victims were Ada Heath, aged 13 years,
and Georgiana OVERLY, colored, aged
years. The children were recently
vaccinated and two or three days ago
symptoms Of lockjaw began to pre-
sent themselves. Every effort was
made to counterfeit the disease; but
the children died today in great agony.
The practice Of vaccination has been
suspended in this city. Another death
from tetanus, that Of Sarah Johnson,
colored, is reported from Merchant
willie, near here.
Messrs. Rid, Siedenburg & Co., Of
New York, issued Monday, their usual
annual statement showing the indi-
vidual estimate of the 1901-1902 cotton
crop by members Of the New York
Cotton exchange. The average esti-
mate Of 142 members Is 10,590,000 bales;
the highest 11,150,000, and the lowest
s,5OO,OOO. In a similar statement last
year the average estimate Of 1872 men,
bers was 10,075,O0O bales; maximum H.
100000, and minimum 9,1000,000. The
actual yield Of 1900-1901, according to
The Chronicle, was 1O,425,1I bales.
The statement is published in full in
The Journal of Commerce and Com
mercial Bulletin, and contains the es-
innate of 142 members Of the exchange.
Says a Beaumont, Texas, dispatch,
Of Thursday: The most dangerous fire
since the discovery Of the oil fields
here. occurred late yesterday, and for
q time. it was thought the field was
doomed to destruction. Plumbers who
were working on pipes, built small
fire several hundred feet east Of the Ex-
porter Land and Pipe company's mill,
on the northeast Of the field, for the
purpose Of making connections. The
fire spread in the oil-soaked grass and
soon got beyond control, threatening
the great forest Of derricks Of the
Hogg-Swayne syndicate. Every fire on
the field was extinguished in the boil
ers and every rig was shut down and
the population of the field turned out
to fight the flames. Fortunately and
almost miraculously the men succeed
ed in staying the flames within 20 feet
Of the nearest derrick. and finally ex-
tinguished them.
Says Pittsburg, Pa. dispatch Of
Tuesday: Heavy and continuous rains
for the past 36 hours assures a good
coal boat stage in the Ohio by Tues
day morning. Coal men and manufac-
turers are confident Of being able to
practically clear the harbor on this rise
Of the vast amount Of freight accumu-
lated during the past four or five
months, thus relieving greatly the con-
gestion on the railroads. Fully S0,000,-
900 bushels of coal are awaiting ship
ment and the movement Of manufac-
turned iron and steel will be greater
than ever known before. Between 3O,-
900 and 10000 tons Of steel rails will
go out, destined for the Gould lines,
the Missouri Pacific and Texas Pacific
and the Iron Mountain roads. In ad
dition, about 10000 tons Of cotton ties
and heavy shipment of miscellaneous
merchandise are expected to be sent
south. To transport this unusual ton
mage it is estimated that 10 steamers
and from 900 to 1000 boats and barges
will be required.
Says a Wichita, Kansas, dispatch
of Wednesday: Henry Hills, Kansas
agent for the Colonial and United
States Mortgage company, Of England,
is making arrangement to bring to
Kansas many young sons of wealthy
parents and Of poor members Of the
nobility, who are to be apprenticed to
farmers and taught how to raise
wheat and corn. It Is the intention of
the company to locate these men on
the land owned by their parents, pur-
chased during the boom Of years ago,
when Kansas land was advertised in
London daily papers as extensively as
in Chicago. About 40 young English
men are now en- route here. Their par
cnts think it not only a good scheme
to get their idle sons to work, but will
enable them to get money out Of the
large tracts that have been lying idle.
Colonies Of these Englishmen are to