Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-26

soldier In the Union army, and had a
claim for a pension that had been
hanging fire for years. He had about
abandoned all hope of ever getting
anything, when he received notification
that his pension had been allowed with
$4,000 back pay and $72 per month for
the remainder Of his life. He imme-
diateiy walked out of the poor house to
a comfortable home.
-Davenport'S most striking cartoon
recently, says the Knoxville Sentinel,
shows Uncle Sam standing over Nor
gan, tiill and Rockefeller, who are put
ting into bag all the railroad lines
in the United States. He says to them:
That's right, boys. When you get ev-
erything into the bag you can just
hand it over to me-" Such will be the
case if this consolidation goes on. The
people of the United States won't
stand it. We shall very much regret
to see the government ever consider
owning the railroads, but when it
comes to question of the people own
ing the people, the choice will soon bs
made. !
The ship subsidy bill proposes to
give during certain number Of years
about $1SO,OO0,0OO by way Of encourag-
ing the American carrying trade. 1t is
argued that with the advantages that
foreigners now have in ocean frieights,
it is practically impossible for Ameri-
cans to catch up without government
assistance. 1t is claimed also that the
revenues derived to America through
American shipowners will justify the
governments expenditure. By way Of
further justification of the subsidy, it
is held that the building up Of a mer-
chant marine will result in the further
development of the macy. Those op-
posed to the measure hold that there is
no more reason why shipowners and
manufacturers should obtain govern
ment aid, than there is why this aid
should be given to the farmers; and so
far as the influence Of the navy is con-
cerned it would be much better to ex-
pend the 1sOOOO,OOO directly for that
purpose.
The Associated Press cable telling
of the death Of the queen was as fol-
lows: Queen Victoria is dead and Ed
ward VII reigns. The greatest event
in the memory of this generation, the
most stupendous change in existing
conditions that could possibly be imag-
ined has taken place quietly, almost
gently, upon the anniversary of the
death Of Queen Victoria's father, the
Duke of Kent. The end Of this career,
worlds history, came in simply fur
nished room in Osborne house. This
most respected of all women, living or
dead, lay in a great four-posted bed
and made a Shrunken atom, whose
aged face and figure were cruel mock
cry of the fair girl who in 1887 began to
rule over England. Around her were
gathered almost every descendant Of
her line. Well within view Of her dy-
ing eyes there hung a portrait Of the
prince consort. 1t was he who design
ed the room and every part Of the cas-
tie. In scarcely audible words the
whitehaired bishop of Winchester
prayed beside her, as he had often
prayed with his sovereign, for he was
her chaplain at Windsor. With bowed
heads the imperious ruler of the Ger
man empire and the man who is now
king Of England, the woman who has
succeeded to the title of queen, the
princes and princeSSeS and those Of
less than royal designation, listened to
the bishops ceaseless prayer. Six
o'clock passed. The bishop continued
his intercession. One of the younger
children asked question in a shrill
childish treble and was Immediately
silenced. The women of the royal fam
lily sobbed family and the men shuffled
uneasily. At exactly $50 Sir James
Reid held up his hand and the people
in the room knew that England had
lost her queen. The bishop pronounced
the benediction.
Says Wichita, Kansas, dispatch Of
January 81: Mrs. Carrie Nation came
back to Wichita today after her recent
incarceration, and the net result of 10
minutes Of work by her this afternoon
are two wrecked saloons, the pieces Of
which are being sold tonight for SOU
venirs. Mrs. Nation was assisted by
Mrs. Julia Evans, Mrs. Lucy Wilhoit,
and Mrs. Lydia Muntz, all Of the local
w. c. T. U. organization. They caused
over $1,000 damage. With hatchets
concealed under their cloaks they en-
tered the saloon of James Burns, on
Douglas avenue, and did not leave a
complete piece of glass or a working
slot machine in the place. All show
cases, plate glass windows and doors
were broken into smithereens. Next
they ran to John Herrig's saloon, and
had everything in the front of the room
broken, when he appeared with re-
volver, placed it at Mrs. Nations head
and said he would blow her brains out
if she did not desist. She yielded and
ran to the Carey hotel bar, where
three policemen met her. She struck
at Detective Sutton with a poker. He
showed her aside and a youth struck
him in the face. A policeman struck
the youth and knocked him down. The
police then overpowered Mrs. Nation
and her friends and took them to the
city prison, followed by 1000 people.
Chief of Police Cudbon discharged the
prisoners, after they reached the Jail,
and is heartily condemned by the cit
izens. After leaving the city building