Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-10
Scraps and facts.


ment Some weeks ago German ves-
sci undertook to deliver arms and am
munition consigned to the Haytien gov
ernment. The gunboat Crete-a-Pierot
sent an armed force aboard the German
vessel and took possession of the cargo.
The Haytien government denounced the
act as piracy and the German govern
ment instructed the commander Of the
Panther to sink the Crete-a-Pierot.
The Panther came upon the Haytien
insurgent in the harbor of Gonavies, as
stated, and ordered the crew to get out
of it in five minutes. The time was ex-
tended to fifteen minutes, on condition
that Admiral Killick, who was in COM
mand, leave all arms and ammunition
aboard. When the crew Sot out Of the
boat, 1t was discovered that they had
set it on fire. Immediately afterward
the Panther commenced pouring broad
sides into the vessel and kept up the
firing until it was sunk. AS to just
what complications, if any, the incident
many bring between Washington and
Berlin, has not yet developed.
Washington special to the Baltimore
Sun: The heads Of the "two-hat" men
are said to be the next to roll at the
hands of Secretary Shaw Of the treas
ury. The "two-hat" clerks are those
generally who find it impossible to go to
work at o'clock and stay at their
desks until the hour Of luncheon at
noon without visiting one of the nearby
bars for inspiration. They go into their
offices in the morning wearing ordina-
ry street hats, which are carefully hung
up in conspicuous place. In the
clerks pocket other hats of the soft
variety and small in shape are conceal
ed. When the nip" time arrives the
street hat is left on the peg as senti-
mel to notify the chief that the clerk
has merely stepped into the corridor.
This Is the time when the second hat
comes into use. 1t is slipped from the
inside pocket and worn during the op-
Grafton Of getting the drink. If the
chief Of the division happens to inquire
what has become Of the absent clerk,
one Of his colleagues will usually re-
mark: why, he must be around some
where. His hat is hanging here" The
secretary is said to have several Of the
"two-hat" men spotted, and Is about
to issue q circular saying that it will be
better for the employees to spend their
money for other things than an abun-
dant supply of hats in which to conceal
their shortcomings.
Castries, Island of st. Lucia, B. w.
L., Sept. 5.-The report brought by the
Royal Mail steamer Yare, which arrived
here yesterday evening from Martin
ique, of the loss Of 1000 lives through
the recent outbreak Of Mont Pelee, re-
ferred to the deaths since Aug. 20, and
not to the loss Of life resulting from the
reported outbreak of Wednesday, Sep
tember 8. The eruption of Mont Pelee
on September 8, was not remarkable
but there was terrific explosion from
the Soufriere, on the island Of ST. Vim
cent, September g. The captain of the
the report, cabled to the Associated
Press last night, that she ran into
dense. clouds of dust when 20 miles
southwest of St. Vincent. at o'clock
in the morning of Wednesday and adds
that absolute darkness prevailed soon
afterwards, and that he changed his
course to due west in order to escape
the ashes which were falling thick. The
first officer could not see the captain,
ten feet away and only knew him by
his voice and they did not see the sun
until about 10 a. m. the same day. The
steamer Yare further reports that sew
eral more valuable plantations were de-
stroyed at the time of the recent out
break in addition to the townships re-
ferred to in previous dispatches. and
adds that the anxiety and detection or
the population is general.
- Herbert w. Bowen. the United
States minister to Venezuela, has for
warded to the state department letter
addressed to him by the Rev. T. 5.
Pond, an American missionary In Ven-
ezuela, relative to the widespread pow
erty of the people of that country. MT
Pond says that during his residence or
five years in Caracas he has never be-
fore, in any circumstances Of war or
peace, known anything to compare to
the present widespread and hopeless
poverty. This. he says, is largely due to
the utter paralysis of enterprises, for
eign and domestic. since the present
civil conflict begun four years ago. The
rural districts he describes as being
stripped bare and in a state of desola-
tion, the result of the frequent requisl-
tions for provisions and supplies made
by both government and insurgent
troops. In consequence of this. crowds
of starving people are rapidly invading
caracas. Mr.. Pond says half the fam-
lilies of Caracas can obtain only one
meal a day and hundreds cannot get
even that, and the price of the necessl-
ties of life is high and still rising. The
distress, he says, is the result OF feuds
among the political leaders. Mr.. Pond
thinks he needs $4,000, but says he could
use at least five times that amount. he
does not purpose to distribute money
among the poor. but to buy provisions
of all kinds and superintend in person
the cooking and distribution of food.
While President Roosevelt was in
specting Chickamauga battlefield last
Sunday. delegation of citizens OF
Georgia, headed by H. r. Harper, OF
Rome. presented to him cane cut from