Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
Scraps and faets.

NemDer lStn sent Hllil q oiSPeNS-
ING II he would consent to public SUD-
scriptions to pay the cost OF the sal'e
Tuesday The Sentinel received per
sonar, letter from Admiral Schley, the
purport of which was that he cannot
accept the offer. He says the report
as to the cost is a mistake, as the
amount is exaggerated. He says the
matter is too delicate to discuss, ana
truts that his friends will "appreciate
his position and respect it,
Fire broke out in Charlotte last
Tuesday morning at an early hour anu
DESTROYED the Holton block, causing
loss of s1oO 900 worth Of property: Ine
nrincinal losers are: H. G. Link, gro
ceries. $4,000; R. H. Fields, groceries,
$4,000; B. K. Bryan, groceries, S4o'ooo'
Oelesby Brothers, dry goods. All were
insured. The fire broke out in Ogies-
bv's store, at the corner Of College ana
Troda streets. and gained headway
through an accident at the pumping
station, which temporarily cut OIL tne
water supply. By the time the oioch
was we'll in flames the water supply
v..s restored and the flames were con-
fined to the building.
THE recent discovery In Centrai
Arizona of an irrigation canal OF large
proportions, which was used years DE-
fore Columbus looked upon the western
continent. has reused new spirit tor
archaeological investigation In the
southwest. The remains of enormous
and wonderfully made irrigation ca
mails, constructed by race OF whom
there are no known descendants, are
abundant in the region Of Phoenix ana
Mesa. in Mariposa county; but this
discovery Of a canal that was evidently
fed by the Rio Verde dn what Is now
Yayapai county,, and which was so
large that great logs and small oarges
could easily be floated along 1t, Is the
most interesting piece of prehistoric
work found in Arizona in years.
Says a Manila dispatch, of Novem-
the so-called Filipino cabinet, has been
elected president Of the new Peace
party. Isabelle Reys was elected vice
president. In thanking the large meet
ing for his election, Paterno said the
war had lasted four years and blood
was still flowing fast, saturating camps
and making orphans. Fields which
were formerly covered with flowers
were now deserts. The time has come
to drop petty party politics and the
hankering after offices. The Filipinos
must work in the interests Of peace and
they would then receive the blessings
Of the rising and future generations.
The Federals object to the formation
of the party, but several thousands
have already joined it in Manila alone.
Says a Sofia, Bulgaria, dispatch Of
November 19: 1t is reported that Mr..
Dickinson, the United States diplo-
matte agent here, has informed the
government of Bulgaria that the alb
ductors of Miss Helen M. Stone and
Nine Tsilka, with their captives, are
concealed in a defile of the Belleritsa
mountains near Smotsch, and has re-
quested that troops be sent to surround
the place and liberate the captives.
Both Mr.. Dickinson and the Bulgarian
foreign office decline to confirm or deny
this report Nevertheless, it is be-
lieved that Mr.. Dickinson, persuaded
Of the impossibility Of coming to terms
with the brigands and relying upon his
belief that they will not harm their
captives if troops are employed against
them, has, after consulting with Wash
ington, decided upon this move. Only
eight bandits now guard Miss Stone
and some Of these are known to SYM
pathize with her.
According to The Journal and Ad-
vertiser, the best men in the United
States secret service and the cleverest
inspectors in the postoffice department
are at present working in the attempt
to discover the details Of new green
good scheme which was worked until
a week ago from Manhattan, and
which is at present being operated
from Jersey City and Chicago. The
victims are second, third and fourth
class postmasters, who do not dare to
complain to the authorities. 1t Is said
that since the first day Of July over
a thousand postmasters have been
swindled out Of sums ranging from
$3.50 to $1,000. The principle Of the
game is the same as that of the old
fashioned green goods game. But in
this twentieth century bunco game
only postmasters are invited to pur-
chase instead of money postage stamps
from the 'undestroyed plates Of the
government" plates and stamps Of
which, Of course, are not in existence.
The postmasters are lured to the city
by samples which are sent by mail.
These samples are genuine stamps and
not counterfeit stamps. When the vic
tim reaches the city all of the old-fash-
ioned games of substitution are prac-
ticed.
- The relative superiority of the fl
nancial condition of the United States
over even the strongest of the other
governments, is strikingly set forth by
the New York World in these few lines:
The latest French budget showed a
deficit of s1O,OOO,OOO. The latest German
budget showed deficit of s35, ,OOO, 900.
The latest British budget showed a de-
f;,;+ of so0e O00 mn The navt Trn;tad