Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

cent discoveries or OIL IN tnlS Sectlon
and today bought a controlling interest
in a tract Of oil lands embracing seve-
raj hundred acres near Spring Valley,
in this county. Mr.. Bryan says that
he will push the work with the drills
now on the ground and secure more
machinery at once. He is confident Of
opening several gushers soon and Wyo-
ming men expect him to evolve rival
of the Standard Oil combine.
AT fancy fair got up the other day
on a race course near Paris, in aid Of a
military hospital, the chief attraction
was sort Of Noah's Ark handicap race.
The trainers were ladies. who had their
work cut out for them in the capacity
of drivers as well. One sportsman
brought a guinea fowl, another cock
a trird a guineapig. Others drove
pushed or pulled a tortoise, duck, a
hare, q rabbit, sheep and a pigeon,
respectively. The guineapig ~assed the
winning post first, the hare, who start
ed scratch, having gone off at tan
gent, with it's despairing mistress run
ming after it, while the others could not
be gotten to finish the course, except
the duck, which took second place.
Altoona, Pa, dispatch to the New
York Tribune: Ebensburg, summer
resort, is in state Of Indignation over
a public whipping that occurred on the
principal street of the town this MORN
ing. c.. w. Phillips, of Pittsburg, an
iron manufacturer, became incensed at
the insubordination Of William john
ston, his colored coachman, and at the
point of a pistol he ordered the man to
strip off his coat and shirt. Then, seiz-
ing the whip from his drag, Phillips
lashed the Negro across the bare back
until the blood flowed from the welts.
He prevented Johnson from escaping
by keeping him covered with the re-
volver. Johnston's wife hurried to the
spot. and on her knees implored Phillips
to desist Failing in this she ran to her
husband and clung about his neck.
Then Phillips threw down the whip and
drove her away. Johnston and his wife
were sent to their home in Pittsburg by
sympathetic residents of the town.
Philadelphia Times: The United
States Industrial commission today
gave indications that it intends to take
up the great steel strike. The acting
chairman Of the commission has writ
ing each one to vote upon the PROPOSE
tion of voting an investigation of the
wage war. Ex-Congressman Will Lor-
inner, who Is members, has been ask
ed to signify his desire by sending in a
ballot. A number of the commissioners
are anxious that this be done. Others
are opposed to it on the ground that the
commission is soon to go out of exist
ence, and, it is said, there will be diff
Guilty in completing the reports of the
Investigations already made. The COM
mission is authorized under the act Gre
ating it to appoint subcommittee to
go to the scene of the trouble and take
testimony under oath. The results
would be submitted to congress, togeth-
er with recommendations as to remedial
legislation.
Says San Antonio Texas, dispatch
of August 25: Reports today from "a
pata county confirm the news that the
poorer classes there are facing starva-
tion. They must have immediate help
In the way Of food or their sufferings
Will be terrible. Rain has not fallen
and cattle are too weak to travel and
are dying rapidly. The country is lit
orally burned up by drought. There is
not green tree to be seen except cactus
plants. Zapata county Is so miles from
the nearest railroad and whatever in
the way of food that Is sent to the far
mers in the famine stricken place must
De hauled from Laredo, two days trip
at best. Mayor Hicks of this city has
started relief fund and has already
sent a small sum Of money to La
redo to be used in buying food for the
sufferers, but what he has sent Is bare
ly drop in the bucket. Relief work
Will be continued here. Nothing has
been heard here from the war depart
ment in answer to a question for ra-
tions sent by Congressman Kleerg.
Charleston News and Courier: It
Is to be hoped that Sheriff Suttle, Of
Cleveland county, North Carolina, is
not as careless in the apprehension of
criminals as he Is with his correspond
ence. Ten days ago. Chief of Police
Boyle sent the Tar Heel official photo
graphs Of the two Negroes, Mike and
George Washington, along with a let
ter requesting the sheriff to advise him
at once if the pictures bore any re-
sembance to Jim Lowry, the slayer of
the chief of police of Shelby. Chief
Boyle did not believe he had the right
men: but there was enough doubt at
tached to the question to cause a de-
sire on his part for an early reply to
his communication. Yesterday the
long-looked for letter came at last,
stating that neither Mike nor George
Washington was the man wanted by
the authorities there Sheriff Suttle in
one respect at least, reminds one of
Nepoleon Bonaparte. who it is said,
waited three weeks to open his letters,
and then was surprised to find how few
of them required an answer
Chicago Record: Twelve million dol
lars will be expended in the erection
of buildings and the Identification of
the landscape for the St. Louis Worlds
Fair. Thirteen million dollars will be
expended in collecting and placing ex-
hibits. Thus the total cost of the ex-
position. according to the plans an