Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-01
Scraps and facts.

York, last Tuesday, passed Off without
q hitch. Miss Alice Roosevelt cut the
rope that held the yacht, and broke the
bottle Of wine as the beautiful little
vessel slid down the ways into the sea.
President Roosevelt, Prince Henry and
other notables were present. There
was speech making, cheering and a
grand time Of it generally. Prince
Henry dined Wednesday night in New
York with one thousand American
newspaper men. During Wednesday,
the prince was almost overwhelmed
with attention.
"A Manila dispatch Of last Wednes-
day tells Of the capture by General
Bells forces Of Lucban, the most noted
leader Of the Samar Filipinos, and Sec
ond in Importance to Aguinaldo. This
is considered the most important cap
ture since Aguinaldo was taken. Luc-
ban is a half-breed, a mixture Of Chi
nese and Filipino stock, and he has
been an irreconcilable from the first
He had various Businesses in the noun
tains Of Samar from which he would
descend upon the coast towns and his
reign Of terror was so complete that
the entire population Of the island paid
tribute to him. Ordinary camping
methods failed in his case, and that he
is now captured is now believed to be
the natural working out Of the system
Of dividing the island into small
squares by military garrisons.
"A new one-cent postal card is now
being printed at the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, and when the first
issue of 100000 has been counted and
bundled the new card will be placed on
sale. It's distinctive feature is that
the new card contains vignette of
President Mckinley in lieu Of Presi-
dent Jefferson's portrait. The issue
of the Jefferson card will be discontin-
ued when the present stock on hand is
exhausted. When desired by purchas-
ers the new postal card will be fur
nished in sheets Of 40 cards each. 1t is
expected this arrangement will effect
a large saving to purchasers who have
their messages or addresses printed on
postal cards. In order to avoid the
heavy device at the top Of the Jeffer-
son card and leave a clear space for
the postmark the new postal card has
three lines Of small type printed about
an inch below the top Of the card. The
card is thus divided laterally into two
sections-one for the postmark and
one for the address.
A large number Of ladies, repre-
senting the Federation Of Women's
clubs, the International Council of
Women and kindred organizations op-
posed to polygamy, were heard by the
house committee on judiciary on Tues
day last, in favor of a stringent con-
stitutional amendment against polyg-
amous practices. 1t was stated by the
various speakers that Mormonism and
polygamy was largely increasing in
several western states and was rapid
by invading the eastern states. The
state of West Virginia, it was stated,
furnished 5000 converts to Mormonism
last year. Pennsylvania and other
states were divided into districts and
were being Systematically canvassed
by Mormon missionaries. Representa-
that a congressional committee Of in
vestigation go to Utah and learn the
facts. The ladies were willing to ac-
cept an investigation committee if a
constitutional amendment could not
be obtained. The committee, however,
did not take final action.
In a conversation with newspaper
men at Salonica, Turkey, Thursday,
Miss Stone said the brigands swore
both their captives to absolute secrecy
regarding any information calculated
to establish the identity Of the bri-
gands, the location Of the places where
they were concealed, or other facts
likely to compromise their captors. AS
a matter Of fact, the prisoners them
selves are very uncertain regarding
many details Of their wanderings.
They did not know, when they were re-
leased, in what section of the country
they were. An arrangement had been
made to release Miss Stone and her
companion near Seres, Macedonia,
where Dragoman Carguillo and Mr..
House were waiting for them, but the
brigands, owing to timidity or other
wise, declared it was too difficult to
carry out this plan and brought their
captives, after hard nights march,
within one and a half hours Of Stru-
mitza. The two women were left un-
der the shelter Of tree, at $3.50 in the
morning of February %. The bandits
pointed out the direction of the village
and ordered the captives to report
themselves to the village elder, who on
learning their identity, would provide
for them. The brigands then turned
back and disappeared among the hills.
- Some time ago, says Washington
dispatch Of Wednesday: The secretary
of the treasury received unofficial in
formation to the effect that J. w. Ivey,
collector of customs at Sitka, had in
structed his deputy at Unalaska, not to
permit Canadian vessels. presumably
about to engage in pelagic sealing, to
obtain supplies at that port. The col
lector was directed to send a state
ment Of the facts to the department
and was informed that if such orders
had been given they must be rescind-
ed. Today the department received a
telegram from Ivey saying: MY
Americanism will not allow me to res
cind an order which gives British sub
jects privileges within our marine ju-