Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-13
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Bill Tie NEWS VI Tic uSdlh VI
"Old Nance" widow of the famous old
chief Osceola. "Old Nance was about
"a years old, and became blind four
years ago. Seven children survive her
and Chief Osceola. They are Charlie.
Tommie, Jimmie, Billie and Johnnie
Osceola, Lucie Osceola, and. Little
Nance" the squaw Of Billie Coma
patchee."
The sum Of gold now in the United
States treasury exceeds that OF any
previous time in the history Of the coun-
try, and with one possible exception, 1t
exceeds that of any country at any
time in the history Of the world. The
single reported exception is that of Rus
sia about eight years ago, when that
country was preparing to resume gold
payments. At that time Russia Is said
to have had in it's treasury $59S, OO,OOO
in gold. Last Saturday the vaults or
the United States treasury contained
s573,936194, an increase since July 1,
1901, of s79,0S7,S97. This stock of gold Is
now being added to at the rate Of from
$780, to 100000 day, with no i'm
mediate prospect Of a cessation in the
rate of deposits.
The Confederate veterans of New
Orleans last Thursday night refused
the proffered aid Of General Terrence,
commander-in-chief Of the Grand Army
of the Republic. They decline with
thanks the money to build home for
INDECENT Confederate soldiers in Ala
bama. The army Of the Tennessee
adopted resolutions referring to Gene
raj Torrence's offer In the kindest terms
declaring that he possesses noble
heart full of brotherly love-" but the
resolutions say: ave cannot accept
even this generously proffered assist
ance from any source save from our
own people. It is the duty Of the south
and the south alone to provide for Con-
federate soldiers who may need assist
ance. To permit others to do that duty
would. in our judgment, be both unbe-
coming and wrong to the southern peo-
ple But let it be we'll understood that
we are grateful to a neighbor who Of
fers financial assistance when the angel
of death visits his home. In both cases
we must politely but firmly decline to
accept the offer. There are certain
duties which high minded people can
not permit others to perform, and this
is one of them" :.
The geological survey of the United
States has just issued report showing
that although twenty years has been
devoted to mapping out the country the
larger part of it is still unsurveyed. In
some Of the western states the work is
attended with the greatest difficulties
and dangers. Recently party sent to
map northern Montana was obliged by
the severity Of the weather to climb
Calf mountain no fewer than eight
times-the last 1900 feet on foot-before
an opportunity was presented to get a
photograph Of the surrounding coun-
try. The Photographic method is en-
ployed in all such wild regions. When
the negatives were finally secured it
was after waiting all day in a driving
snow storm. Then there was lull Of
a few seconds. during which six snap
shots were made. During the other
seven days the snow was unremitting.
AN investigation made by a corre-
spondent of the Associated Press into
the sinking of the Firmist gunboat
Crete-a-Pierrot at the entrance of Con-
aives harbor. Hayti Saturday, shows
that Admiral Killick. her commander,
personally fired the after magazines of
that vessel when the German gunboat
Panther attempted to capture her and
that he apparently went down with his
ship. The Panther, which had previ-
ously attempted to board the Crete-a-
Pierrot. as the latter moved toward the
magazine exploded and fired forty shots
from her guns at the Crete-a-Pierrot in
order to finish the work of sinking her.
The Panther then left Goniaves. 1t is
claimed here that the rifles and ma
chine guns Of the Crete-a-Pierrot have
been saved. The body of Admiral Kill
lick was recovered Saturday afternoon
and was buried the same afternoon.
The surgeon of the Crete-a-Pierrot,
who was asleep in his cabin. and two
sailors of that vessel, also perished.
The Panther expected to reach Cape
Haytien on Friday.
Manila newspapers received at the
war department Thursday. contain re-
problem showing what the various sui
tans and dattos are doing. together with
the correspondence that has passed and
conversations that have occurred be-
tween the army officers commanding
in that island and the different chiefs.
1t appears that the Moro chiefs were
informed by Filipnos from Luzon that
Russia and Spain were at war with the
United States. One of the sultans.
when asked why he would not be on
friendly terms with the United States
authorities, said that the Moros were
all under the direction of the sultan of
Stamboul, and they had been Informed
that there was enmity between the sui
tan of Stamboul and the United States
government Captain Pershing, in
command of the cavalry, told him that
this was entirely mistake. Another
datto made the claim that the Moros
Rad always been in undisturbed pos
session of the Lake Panao country, and
that even the Spaniards had never at
tempted to interfere with the matter
and that they did not want the Ameri-
cans to do so. There had been consid-
aroIla rriand;v correspondence with the