Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-02

Orleans, 2,O22,92S; Mobile. 1864; Sa-
vannah, 1,O46,165; Charleston, 255,75O;
Wilmington 266.s55; Norfolk, 416,697;
Baltimore, 1888; New York, 14S,1SS;
Boston, 112,92O Newport News, 1854;
Philadelphia, 26151; Vancouver, 1854;
Brunswick, 112,S19; Fernandina, 1850;
Pensacola, 157,64O; Port Arthur, 4S,s76;
Port Townsend, 1O0,947; San Francisco,
2O135; Portland, Ore, 9,203; total, g.
SS4,S33.
Uncle Sans rural delivery has
brought out many peculiar things. AT
one point on a crossroads out in In
diana, a number Of farmers, in order
to make it convenient for themselves,
as we'll as the mail carrier, have rigged
up a contrivance which Is decidedly
novel. Here 16 farmers are served, and
each has his mail box mounted on an
old wagon wheel, which has been set
on top of 8 post. The is boxes lie
around the edge Of the wheel, and
when the carrier comes he simply has
to get out of his wagon and give the
wheel a turn to make the boxes which
he wants come before him. 1t is
miniature postoffice out of doors.
The senate committee on rules, on
last Thursday, considered the various
amendments to the senate rules, which
have been suggested and referred to It,
but tacitly decided to enter upon no
general revision Of them. A favora-
BILE report was authorized on the fol-
lowing amendments. suggested by Sen
ator Hoar, as an additional rule, soon
after the close of the Tillman-McLau-
rim episode. mo senator in debate
shall directly or Indirectly by any form
of words impute to another senator
any conduct or motive unworthy or un-
becoming a senator. No senator In de-
bate shall utter any reproach upon the
character or history Of any state OF
the Union"
They are evidently looking for a
visitation of angels in the town or
Caldwell, N. Y, where the young wo-
men between 16 and q years of age
have formed an interesting organiza-
ton. The object of the organization is
to compel young men who desire TO
marry it's members to pledge them
selves in the presence of the club, not
to use tobacco or intoxicants in any
form, not to dance, play cards, BILLIARDS,
pool, or any game of chance; not TO
stay out at night later than 10 o'clock,
and to attend religious services at least
once each Sunday. The girls say they
will marry no man who refuses to thus
pledge himself. The prospects are ex-
cellent for a large crop Of old maids
in that New York town.
Says a Little Rock, Ark, dispatch
of Monday: AS a result of the primary
elections in this state, Saturday, Sen
ator James K. Jones, chairman OF the
Democratic National Executive COM
mittee, seems to be defeated by eX-
Governor Clarke, though his majority
on Joint ballot will probably not ex-
ceed II. Complete returns are not yet
in, and in several Of the large counties
the vote is so close that the official
count is awaited. Senator Jones will
not concede Clarke's success. AT
Clarke's headquarters it is declared
the contest is settled in Clarke's IA
vor, the only question being as to the
size of his majority. There are about
ten counties which partial returns tend
to show that Jones has lost Ward and
Nevada counties, adjoining his home
county. He has also lost Union and
Ouachita counties, both in south Ar
kansas.
Williamson, West Virginia, dis
patch of Saturday: Sensational reports
were received here about another fight
with the Hatfields, in which four were
killed, among them being Harry Watts,
proprietor Of the Palace Hotel. John
Rutherford, a detective, had a war
rant for the arrest of Ephriam Hat
field, who Is wanted in South Carolina.
He finally located Hatfield in Pike
county. Kentucky. Watts went with
Rutherford, and they found Ephriam
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Hatfield, on Blackberry creek. Ruth
erford and Watts broke in the door
and secured Ephriam, when the faith
er opened fire on them. Both officers
and the Hatfields were killed. The
wife and little children witnessed the
tragedy. The Rutherfords were rela-
tives of cap" Hatfield, Of feud fame.
Rutherford was a brother Of the two
Rutherfords, killed at the election in
1896, by cap" Hatfield. Watts was
we'll known throughout the southern
part of the state. He was wealthy and
popular. It is said he could have saw
ed himself had he stopped firing for a
moment when one Of the Hatfield child
rem was within his range. The ex-
citement among the feudists is as great
as at the time Of the burning of the
McCoys at the stake by the Hatfields
years ago, and more trouble is ex-
pected.
With reference to the bribery
charges in connection with the pur-
chase Of the Danish West Indies, re-
port of which is published on another
page, an Associated Press dispatch
from Copenhagen, dated Saturday,
quotes a high Danish official" as fol-
lows: Neither Christmas nor Gron
was given credentials for the sale Of
the Danish West Indies. They never
negotiated with Washington and have
in no way influenced the negotiations.
These were conducted through Lau-
rits s. Swenson, the United States