Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-07


tobal Colon, destroyed in the naval
battle Of Santiago de Cuba, July 8,
1898" The fineness OF the silver used
was not interfered with and the metal
therefore has almost the hardness OF
steel. The weight of the coins used
was about $500 ounces and at the pres
ent price of silver represents value OF
5000. but near six times that amount
was required to purchase the coin from
the government. The presentation OF
the service will be made today at the
home Of Theodore Marburg, in Baltl-
more, who, with former postmaster
General James A. Gary, and Ives Cobp,
of Washington, comprise the commits
sion in charge of it's manufacture.
j. A. Abernathy in Charlotte OBJ
server: It is known to most people that
the Mississippi river is higher at GER
tain seasons than the land adjacent
to it. This, as every one knows, Is
caused by the levees forcing the water
to remain within a certain channel.
The fact tnat the land gently slopes
from the river however, is calculated
to surprise the man who is accustom-
ed to going down the river. But this
is the case with the Father of Waters
for 100 miles north of New Orleans. All
a farmer has to do to water his cane
fields (and they require much mois-
ture) is to put syphon in the levee
and let it run. The sugar land Is clear
ed for a mile and half from the riv-
er. At that point the soil becomes too
marshy to work and it is undisturbed.
Houses are often built on top of the
leyees, which are about Is feet high, as
the best location that can be found.
The graveyards along the Mississippi
attract the visitors attention by rea-
son of the fact that so few OF the In
terments are underground, most OF
the graves being built up Of brick or
stone. This Is because water Is so near
the surface and will soon fill hole
few feet deep.
philadelphia Record: The young sons
of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
and the late Admiral John w. Philip
failed to meet the requirements for ad-
mission to the Naval academy at the
examination just completed. Admiral
SIMPSONS son was the principal, and
had been promised the appointment by
President Mckinley. which promise
hxy ~ PnncaValt d.
miral Philips son was the alternate
Both boys were examined with 81 9TH
er candidates by the civil service COM
mission in Washington, and 1t was
thought they were well prepared for
the ordeal. The president may give
young Sampson another chance; but
this is not customary. Six hundred
applicants are now filed at the navy
department. and hundreds of others
are expected when it becomes known
the president has vacancy at his dis
posal. The President will adhere to
policy laid down by President Cleve-
land, of appointing boys to Annapolis
who are sons Of officers and who fire.
quently have no residence in a con-
gressional district. The recent exami-
nations were especially disastrous to
aspirants for naval glory, and the re-
jections were laBer in number than
usual. OF the 9Sodd candidates only
about 80 were accepted, leaving near
ly 100 vacancies now existing.
Salt Lake dispatch: Arrangements
were made today for the first reunion
Of the descendants Of the late Brigham
Young. president of the Mormon
church. For the first time the number
of the descendants Of the founder of
the church was announced by the fam
lily. There were Sc children, AZ Of whom
survived Mr.. Young. From these
sprang 294 grand children and there are
745 great-grandchildren This makes
a total of over 1000 descendants Of a
man who has died since the Civil war.
They are scattered in all parts of the
world, some by changes Of residence,
some on missions and others by trav-
cling. No building in Salt Lake is
large enough for the reunion and 1t
will be held in the open air. Despite
the great number of his children, the
descendants say that President Young
knew them all by name. Brigham
Young's grandson said today: Grand
father knew every one of his own chill
dren by name. He always carried su-
gar in his pocket to give us. He loved
children" This does not agree with
the story that is currently believed.
Just before he died, President Young
met three little boys on the street
smoking cigarettes. He stopped them,
and asked: Don't you know you are
committing a sin to smoke? Didn't
your father ever tell you this was
wrong?" why, pa" chimed in the
three boys. don't you know us?" The
Young family denies this story.
Baltimore Sun: Congress will pay
the funeral expenses of President Nc
Kinley, including the doctors bills.
over which there has been so much
contention. An item is to be inserted
in the urgent deficiency bill, now under
consideration by the house committee
on appropriations. which provides for
an appropriation of $50.00U to defray
the expenses attending the death and
burial of the president. The commit
tee has gone fully into the question of
compensate ton TO the doctors who at
tended the wounded executive and has
decided that, notwithstanding the ply
sicians declined to submit a bill for