Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-18
Scraps aMdfafts.

be 2,S11,949 bales, against 2.9S9,O'l
last week and 3.044.9s4 last year. OF
this the total of American cotton Is
1,S57,949 bales, against 1,964.031 last
week and 1,955.9S4 last year, and Of all
other kinds, including Egypt. Brazil,
India, ETC., $4,000 bales, against $4,000
last week and 1,OS9,0OO last year. OF
the worlds visible supply of cotton
there Is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 1861
900 bales, against 1,521, 900 last year; in
Egypt 100000 bales. against $4,000 last
year, in India 5O5,00O bales. against
$4,000 last year, and in the United
States $4,000 bales against $4,000 last
year.
- Says a Washington dispatch Of Sat-
urday: Admiral Dewey is to go to sea
again, flying his flag with the four
stars, in command Of the greatest fleet
in numbers the United States has got
ten together since the days Of the civil
war, and far more powerful in offense
and defense even than any of those
ceived the idea, and after consulting the
pleasure Of Admiral Dewey it has been
arranged that he shall be placed in su-
preme command Of the fleet, compris-
ing the North Atlantic, the European
and the South Atlantic squadrons,
which is to be assembled near Culebra
Island, in the West Indies, next Decem-
ber for the winter manoeuvres. Secre-
tary Moody himself desires to witness
these manoeuvres, and it is even posi-
BILE that the president may find time
to make a voyage to the south to see
the big ironclads in war movements.
From 700 to 300 people are killed
annually by lightning in the United
States, says A. J. Henry Of the United
states weather bureau. In 1900 there
were reports of 113 cases of fatal
lightning strokes. In the same year
937 persons were more or less serious
ly injured by lightning. The loss Of
life from lightning is greatest in the
Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic
states. If density Of population only
be considered it is greatest in the Up
per Missouri Valley and in the middle
Rock Mountain region. Of the 713
fatal cases reported in 1900, POI persons
were killed in the open, 15S in houses,
81 under trees and Sc in barns. The
circumstances attending the death Of
the remaining ISL were not reported.
This does not, however, dispose of the
idea that the safest place to be in dur
ing a thunderstorm is the open country
and the most dangerous under tree.
The area not under trees is the largest
Says a New York dispatch Of June
IA: Bound hand and foot with stout
ropes, Carlo Cattapani, Marquis de
Cordova, an Italian nobleman, who a
week ago was reported missing, was
found tied to the tracks of the Hudson
River railroad at One Hundred and
Fifteenth street and North River this
morning by William Staff, a caretaker
of Columbia college boat house at that
point. The police were called and the
man was taken to the ]. Hood Wright
hospital, where he wrote statement
telling that he had been kept a prison.
er for a week, and dosed with Spanish
poison. For long time he had been
searching for a paper which would
prove him the heir to a two-million
dollar estate. He found the valuable
document last Saturday. The same
evening he was kidnapped and gagged
by unknown parties who tried to make
him sign papers releasing his claim.
The case has caused a sensation and
today the mystery is deepening hourly.
The notorious brigand Giuseppe
Musiino, who has been on trial at
Lucca. Italy for series Of murders
was sentenced last Friday to imprlson-
ment for life. He was the most notori-
Gus of the many brigands Italy has
produced, and it cost the Italian gov
ernment upward Of s5O0,OOO to capture
him. Neary three years ago he was
convicted of manslaughter and SEN
fenced to term Of Imprisonment. He
escaped and swore vengeance, and he
kept his word. He killed the judge
who tried him, most of the jurymen
and nearly all the witnesses who testi-
fled against him. The scene Of his
principal exploits was in Reggie di CAL
abria. After the police showed that
they were powerless either to capture
him or check his crimes, the govern
ment sent strong military force un-
der command of a general to run him
to earth. They pursued him for
months, but Musilino was everywhere
aided by the peasants and managed to
retain his freedom until the fall of 1901,
when he was arrested near Urbino.
Gen. Wood says he has no objec-
tion whatever to full investigation of
his administration of the affairs of
Cuba. To the Associated Press he has
explained his position like this: 81
was acting as a trustee for Cuba. I
simply used Mr.. Thurber's mailing list
as the best means Of distributing the
literature on reciprocity, and this was
well-known before the examination OF
Mr. Thurber by the senate committee.
In my opinion the opposition to tariff
reciprocity with Cuba has proceeded on
lines of misapprehension. took it up
on myself to place the facts before the
people of the United States as I saw
them. There seemed to be no one else
to undertake the task. What I did
considered best for the industrial sal
walton of the island. The reason took
up the matter with Mr.. Thurber was
that he presented the names of $4,000