Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-11


Is perfectly willing to have Dreyfus
convicted regardless of his guilt, while
the other party realizes the blighting
effect of such a wrong on the moral
sense of the nation. The re-opening OF
the case promises to renew all the ex-
citment that has heretofore existed.
The Pittsburg Dispatch's New York
correspondent says: 1T is not long ago
that Mr.. Rockefeller picked up out OF
the mud Of bankruptcy the obscure
Baptist concern called the Chicago uni
versity. It was in the hands OF the
life insurance Philistines to the extent
Of q million or so. Its antlquateo
building stood a monument to bank
ruptcy at one of the deserted corners
Of Cottage Grove avenue, In Chicago,
surrounding by every evidence of in
solvency. There was an occasional
light in the windows to betoken the
mortgages presence. but all else was
the darkness of despair. That scene
has now vanished from all save the ca
mera of the memory. The building Is
gone. All its "reminiscences have been
wiped out by the magic hand OF the
new millionaire. What was once the
old Chicago university is now a richly
endowed institution, to which MI.
Rockefeller has already contributed
something like $1O,0o0,000. This is the
high-water mark of philanthropy, and
as I say, it sets the mark which must
be passed before there Is another ele-
walton of the American eyebrow"
When the first set Of plans for the
tunnel by which trains will enter the
proposed magnificent union station to
be built in Washington was handed to
the commissioners Of the District last
Tuesday, according to a Washington
dispatch, it was found they embodied
a unique feature. This Is provision
for a branch tunnel to connect the
main subway with the basement OF the
proposed office building for the use OF
the members of the house Of represen-
tatives. This feature Of the plan 1s
an entirely new one, and has called
forth q letter Of inquiry from Colonel
Biddle, the engineer commissioner, TO
Chief Engineer Brown of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, as to the authority un-
der which the proposed tunnel will be
built. II the branch tunnel Is con-
structed representatives who are call
ed out Of town will merely walk from
their desks to the elevator and from
the elevator step on board their train,
and on returning to Washington be
carried directly to the very door or
the office building. The provision with
regard to the branch tunnel was inser-
ted in the plans at the request of the
railroad companies.
New York dispatch Of Tuesday:
Evidence was given today by witness
who said he saw the automobile acci-
dent near Paris, France, last August,
which resulted in the deaths OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles T. Fair before ref
cree in a suit instituted by Mrs. Fairs
mother, Anna Nelson, and other rela-
tiyes, to recover from Mrs. Theresa
Alice Oeirichs and Mrs. Virginia Van
derbilt, sisters Of Mr.. Fair, a large por-
ton Of the Fair estate. 1t is contended
that Mrs. Fair lived after her husband.
The suit Is expected to determine also
whether an agreement to settle the es-
tate by the payment Of $250,00O shall
be cancelled. Lucien Mass, Of Paris,
testified that he witnessed the fatal ac-
cident, and that when he reached the
scene, Mr.. Fair was absolutely life
less" but that Mrs. Fair was breath
ing. He noticed a nervous contraction
of her face and hands. Asked why he
had left the scene Of the accident be-
fore any one else arrived, he replied:
Because did not wish to compromise
myself. I wished to give succor, but
found I could not. My course could
have been traced" When questioned
as to some of his subsequent move
ments, Mass refused to answer on the
ground that it would tend to degrade
him.
New York Times, Wednesday,: The
United States supply ship Buffalo was
coaled to music at the navy yard yes
terday, and under the inspiration of
enlivening airs, her bunkers were filled
in record-breaking time by her jackies.
The Buffalo is to sail for Europe to-
morrow, and rapid work was necessary
to get her coaled in time. When her
commander looked out yesterday
morning he saw the drizzling rain he
shook his head doubtfully. I'm afraid
the boys won't work with much enthu-
siasm in this weather." he observed.
"Why not have the band play? I'll
bet that'll wake them up all right"
said one of the ships officers. The
commander decided to try the scheme,
and when the work Of coaling the ves-
sci began the band was stationed in
sheltered spot on deck. The tars were
passing up the coal-filled baskets in
listless fashion when the band sudden
ly started in on the swinging measures
Of a Sousa march. The effect on the
sailors was electrical. They instantly
shook off the air Of listlessness and
bent to their work with a will. When
the pace became too strenuous the
band would ease the jackies up with a
waltz measure, and after the breathing
spell would start in again with an en-
livening two-step. The scheme proved
a pronounced success.
Mr.. Cromwell, counsel for the Pan
anna Canal company, and Admiral
Walker called at the state department
last Tuesday to talk to Secretary Hay
about the work Of the subcommittee
which is to visit the isthmus to ap-