Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-09

been quite i'll for some weeks; but con-
tinued at work against the orders Of his
physicians, up to the time OF his death.
Roanoke, Va. correspondence Phila-
delphia Record: The Rev. Charles Wag-
gle, of Cincinnati, has just closed rev1-
val at Pittsylvania county, in which he
taught sanctification in extreme form.
He declared that the use and raising OF
tobacco was a vile sin. He told his
converts to destroy their crops and
Matthew Scarce, a young farmer, emp
tied his barns of $4,000 worth Of tobac-
CO, piled it in a heap, invited his neigh
bors and set fire to it.
Miss Mary Slagle shot and seriously
wounded Houston Merriam, assistant
cashier of the Blue Ridge National
bank, at Asheville, last Wednesday.
The young woman, who is aged about
Is, commenced firing at Merriam as he
alighted from a street car to enter the
bank. One shot entered the back and
penetrated a lung, another shattered
an arm, while two others missed. Al
ter the shooting, Miss Slagle surren-
dered to the police; but refused to make
any statement beyond the fact that she
was trying to kill Merriam. The young
woman had been employed as domes-
tic in the family Of Merriam's father
for sometime previous to the shooting.
A plot to massacre the American
garrison at Moncado, province of Tar
lac, Island of Luzon, says Manila dis
patch, has been revealed by the wife OF
one of the conspirators. Several OF the
town officials are implicated in the muir
derous scheme. The woman who re-
vealed the plot hid a detective beneath
a house in which the leaders Of the con-
spiracy were holding meeting. The
leaders were arrested and compromis-
ing papers were seized. A house close
to the barracks was to be fired after
dark, and when the soldiers came out to
assist in extinguishing the flames, lou
conspirators, armed with bolos, were to
rush to the guard.
Seth Low, as mayor of New YORK
will have a salary Of $4,000. He will,
in the first place, have the privilege or
appointing such clerks and assistants
in the mayors Office as he may choose.
The first appointment at his DISPOSE
ton Is that of private secretary at a
salary of $4,000. He may appoint COM
missioners and heads Of departments to
succeed the present incumbentS in most
of the executive departments of the
city government. Foremost among the
heads of departments appointed by the
mayor is the corporation counsel, the
chief law officer of the city. This Of
flee is now filled by John Whalen, one
of Tammanys sachems, who was ap-
pointed by Mayor Van Wyck in 1898.
The salary of this officer is $4,000 a
year and he has an immense patron
age at his disposal, including hum
dred or more assistants, with salaries
ranging from $4,000 down to $1,000.
Next to that of the mayor there is no
more powerful office in the city Of New
York. The salary is the same as that
of the mayor.
-Dun's Review, to be issued Novem-
ber 9, will say: "Dun's index number,
covering $50 quotations, with due al
lowance for the relative Importance of
each, was $97.43 on November l, an in
crease of nine-tenths of l per cent for
the month of October, and per cent.
as compared with the same date last
year. The cost of living has now reach
ed the highest point OF the decade, not
withstanding the cheapness Of many
manufactured goods through improved
processes, and the absence of undue in
flation in various classes of steel pro-
ducts, which was conspicuous In the
spring of 1900 and brought about the
subsequent severe reaction. No artific-
ial stimulus is responsible for the pres
ent high level of manufactured pro-
ducts, and aside from some rise in food
products due to short crops, the present
position of the index number may be
attributed to sound business conditions
and full employment Of labor at high
wages. Prior to November 1st the top
point during the past ten years was
March Is, 1900, when the cost Of living
per capita per annum was $97.40.
The feature Of the Schley court Of
inquiry last Wednesday, was the clos
ing speech of ISador Raynor in defense
of Schley. General Raynor reviewed
the whole miserable business from the
beginning, declared upon his honor that
Schley was the victim of an unfortunate
combination of circumstances that left
him in doubt Of the location Of the
Spanish fleet until he discovered it for
himself. He painted a graphic picture
of the battle, showing the Brooklyn
fighting all the Spanish vessels at once,
until the Oregon emerged through the
smoke to the rescue. He denied that
Schley had ever undertaken to claim
one whit of the glory that was his; but
divided it with all who took part in the
battle. He described the trial as being
one of the most remarkable in the his
tory Of the world, referred to the un-
complaining manner in which for three
years Schley has borne the slanders of
his enemies, expressed confidence in the
verdict that would be rendered by the
court, and had no doubt whatever as to
the view that would be taken by pos
terity. In closing, he said: Nelson
chased the French fleet twice across
the sea. Nelson was criticized and ma
lisned, as almost every great military
and naval commander in his day has
been; but when the thunders of Trafal-
gar reached DER the sea and the blood