Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-18
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years oiu. lucy SOY luiS SedSSAhShS 10
supported by documents. The man
has been a widower for 123 years. He
had son, who died In 1924, aged 80
years. He remembers seeing Peter the
Great. He is bed-ridden, but mentally
sound.
The New Hampshire legislatures
committee on liquor laws has been
holding interesting hearings on the
. proposed local option law. One OF the
suggestions presented before it was
that, II the state decides to grant IL
censes at all, the proceeds from the
sale should be put in q separate fund
and used to support the families Of
drunkards. AS a precedent some Of the
advocates cited the laws allotting the
proceeds of dog licenses to pay the
damages Of sheep killed by the dogs.
The president on Saturday signed
the bill creating the department Of
commerce, and providing for new
cabinet officer to have supervision Of
the same. It Is understood that Geo.
B. Cortelyou, at present private secre-
tary to the president, will be made Sc
cretary Of commerce, and that Will
liam Loeb, Jr., will succeed Mr.. Cor
telyou in his present position. The
department Of commerce will have
charge Of various bureaus that are
now being administered under other
departments.
The Southern railroad Is coming in
for considerable amount Of criticism
on account Of its action last week In
sending the Palm Limited train back
twenty-five miles after Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mrs. Vanderbilt and party
had presented themselves at the flag
station Of Pineland. The train failed
to stop; but went on to Hardeeville
From there It was sent back to Pine
land. People claim that this unusual
Difference was because Of the great
wealth Of the would-be passengers, and
one man who was delayed has been
talking Of bringing suit on account Of
the inconvenience. The railroad people
claim that Pineland had been bulletin
ed as a flag station for the Palm Limit
ed, and that the engineer had either
forgotten the bulletin or failed to see
the flag; that under the circumstances
the train would have been ordered
back even for Negro.
Washington special Of February 8,
to New York Sun: The disclosure
printed this morning Of an alleged at
tempt by John D. Rockefeller to put q
stop to all trust legislation tends to the
confirmation Of a story current in high
political circles at the capital that q
compact has been entered into between
some Of the great captains Of indus
try and certain distinguished Repub-
lican leaders to accomplish the defeat
Of President Roosevelt. The story
comes to me from source entitled to
the highest consideration, and 1t is
said that the presidents trusted
friends are fully cognizant Of the facts.
J. Pierpont Morgan, Senator Mark A.
Hanna and Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
are mentioned as leaders in the move
ment, and several other very promi-
nent heads of corporations and Repub-
lican senators are referred to by name
as being in cooperation with them.
st. Paul special Of February IL. to
Chicago Chronicle: John Tillman,
aged 10 years, great-uncle Of Senator
Tillman, Of South Carolina, was found
dead in a chair at his home here yes
terday noon. There was a bullet
wound in his forehead and the indica-
tions pointed to suicide. Mr.. Tillman
lived like a hermit in a one-room hut,
and his bed was a sort Of cupboard
with straw and old clothing. For
many years he had travelled the streets
Of st. Paul selling lead pencils and
shoestrings and was believed to be
rich. He was e depositor in the Ger
man bank at Il g time of the failure
and since ther had Stunned banks.
He was nown as the "miser Of red
town." DR.. Tillman was supposed to
have thousands Of dollars hidden in
the house and the news of his death
attracted a crowd Of curious people.
The police and the coroner searched
the small hut from top to bottom, look
ing for the hidden treasure, but none
could be found.
This story Of how a New Found
land dog saved Patterson, N. j.,
family from being burned in a fire Is
from the New York Sun Of last Sun
day: At o'clock the dog ran into
the room where the 5-year-old son, who
Is a cripple was sleeping. The dog Is
very fond Of the boy; but he caught
the bed sheets in his mouth and drag
ged the child out Of bed. The boy was
alarmed and ran to his fathers room.
Mr. Coppersmith wondered at the
strange action of the dog and went
through the house. When he opened
the door Of the parlor the room was
in flames. The opening Of the door
allowed the flames to spread rapidly
and Mr.. Coppersmith had scarcely
time to get his family out of the house
before all avenues of escape were cut
off. The dog had remained by the side
Of the crippled boy until he was car
ried to neighbor's house. He had not
seen Mr.. Coppersmith get the other
children out and it Is supposed that he
then went back into the burning
building to save the other children.
His body was found in the ruins to-
day and Mr.. Coppersmith and his fam
lily mourn his loss more than that of
their home.
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw,
according to Washington dispatch, is