Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-04
Scraps aud facts.

dates for the presidency were Thomas
Estrada Palma, nationalist. and Cen
eral Maso, Democrat. For some rea-
son Maso withdrew from the race be-
fore the voting commenced. AS the re-
suit Of the election Palma has 55 cleo
toral votes and Maso 8. General Go
mez was elected governor Of the prov
ince Of Santa Clara.
Says a Washington dispatch, OF
Thursday: Nothing else is discussed
here today but the unprecedented hon
or President Roosevelt showed Lady
Pauncefote, the wife Of the British am
bassador, at yesterdays reception. In
order to show a striking mark of
friendship for England, the president
ignored the German ambassador and
nation by placing Lady Pauncefote at
the head of the line, her husband being
i'll and absent. The wife Of an ambas-
sador has no place in diplomacy except
by courtesy, and Won Holleben. the Sc
nior diplomat. should have been first
but he was preceded even by Lady
Pauncefote's daughters. Many declare
the act an insult to Germany and say
that the matter will not be dropped. =
Dallas, Texas, special Of December
r. to New Orleans Times-Democrat
United States Senator j. w. Bailey has
written a letter to a friend in Collin
county strongly indorsing Arthur p.
German, Of Maryland, as the Demo-
cratic candidate for president In 1904.
Among other things he says: Il am
not only strongly in favor Of Germans
nomination because I believe him the
best candidate for us to name, but l
am also in favor of supporting him be-
cause 1t now looks to me like he is the
only man who can certainly defeat Da-
vid B. Hill in the convention. Hilrs
friends are at work all over the coun-
try in the interest Of his nomination,
and 1 think it would be fatal mistake
for our party to take as its candidate
in 1904 a man who did not support its
candidate in 1896"
Webster Davis said at Kansas City,
last Tuesday, that Roosevelt was not
halter broken; that he would be re-
nominated and defeated. That he
should have been courtmartialed for
signing the round robin, while In the
face of the enemy, that while he, Da-
Wis, was in Washington. Roosevelt was
distinguished among the assistant Sec
retaries as an "Ishmaelite." At func-
tions his neighborly qualities were con-
fined to shutting his eyes and gnash-
ing his teeth. Secretary Long, his
chief, was continually prodded by him
and was glad when he resigned to go
to the front. Roosevelt is not brldle-
wise; his follies are his own. He
wouldn't listen to any one when he
was assistant secretary, and the pro-
pensity has been enlarged since he was
called to the executive chair" contin-
ued Davis.
The navy department has taken the
first steps toward the adoption of wire
less telegraphy as a means Of signal
ling between warships at sea. To this
end Admiral Bradford, of the bureau
Of equipment, has asked that the armor-
ed cruisers Of the Pennsylvania class
have their masts and rigging so ar
ranged that the wireless system can be
introduced. This will compel the
lengthening of the masts Of the ships
and the insulation Of the metal rig
ging by the use Of hemp covering for
halyards. It is intended to get test
sets of instruments Of the various
wireless systems now being operated.
These include the Marconi system.
The British navy already has number
Of it's ships equipped with the wireless
system, but this is the first move on
the part Of the American navy to take
use Of wireless plan.
A. couple Of mirthful footpads held
up Rev. D. A. Williamson, near Jack
sonville, Fla, on December 80. After
robbing him Of 500 in cash they slapped
him and asked if that pleased him. He
had to say YES" and they repeated
the dose, telling him to thank them for
the Christening" He did so. One of
them said: You must thank us more
emphatically for allowing you to get
off so easily" and Williamson obeyed.
The preacher evidently was not elo
quent enough in his expressions, so his
captors had him to get down on his
knees. They finally said: Nov, thank
us once more for taking this money
from you, so you can't use it for fool
ishness on Christmas" Mr.. William
son did so. The men finally told him
to go: but said that If he looked back
or ever said anything about their ac-
tions they would make an angel out
of him.
Roanoke, Va, dispatch, of January
1: A gentleman from South Carolina,
was in Roanoke today arranging for
coal shipments to South Carolina. He
stated that the lack of fuel in and
around Columbia had brought indus
tries to a serious position. Owing to
floods it has been impossible to utilize
water to generate power and there be-
ing little coal available 1t was believed
there was danger of a suspension on
the part of the immense mills in South
Carolina. He was endeavoring to get
immediate shipments. The fuel fam
Inc seems to be general, as there are
complaints in all directions. Nearly all
of the coal bearing railroads have been
seriously hampered of late by high wa
ter and destructive floods. Moreover
the Christmas holidays and consequent
inability to get miners have cut off
the SupnlY at the fields 1t Is said that