Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-02
Scraps aud faets..

Col. William Youngblood, ex-third
auditor of the treasury under Mckin-
lev and ex-National executive commit
teeman from Alabama, says that the
nomination Of President Roosevelt will
solidify the Democrats Of the nation,
compel Bryan to support the Democra-
tic ticket, no matter whom the DEM
ocrats nominate, and will endanger the
Republican ticket. With anybody but
Mr.. Roosevelt he believes the Repub-
licans safe. Roosevelt, he says, has
raised the Negro question, and this ac-
counts for his unpopularity. He says
nine-tenths Of the Alabama Republi-
cans are opposed to Roosevelt.
Washington dispatch to New York
Times: The agricultural department
is inquiring into the statement OF Con-
sui General Richard Guenther that
new plant has been discovered In South
America which promises to supplant
the sugar cane and the sugar beet.
Scientifically the plant Is known as
the Eupatroium rebandium, and II
contains a large amount Of saccharine
matter and high percentage OF nat
ural sugar properties which are easy
to extract. According to Mr.. Guen-
ther, a lump the size Of a pea will suf-
ficiently sweeten a cup of coffee, as
the product made from the plant Is
from twenty to thirty times sweeter
than cane or beet sugar. 1t Is said to
be easily cultivated in countries hav-
ing climatic conditions similar to those
of the southern portion Of the United
States.
San Francisco dispatch Of Septem-
Der 90: William c. Hartridge, VINO
went to Caroline Islands last May, in
the interest of Mrs. Catherine O'keefe'
the widow Of Dave D. OKeefe, has
arrived on the steamer Doric. O'Keefe
was known as the King of Yap. He
left his wife and daughter in Savan-
nah in the early seventies, and was
wrecked on this island. Being the first
white man the natives had ever seen,
the natives treated him with every
possible reverence, and finally made
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visiting Hong Kong on business, he
started to return on one Of his ves-
sells, and that was the last ever heard
Of him. Upon hearing Of his death,
Lawyer Hartridge was sent out to see
how matters stood. He found the will
in Hong Kong, distributing the estate
valued at s1,5OO,O00 in property, all Of
which Is productive. He left a large
amount to his daughter, Mrs. ]. F.
Butler Of Savannah, and it Is expec-
ted that the Savannah widow will
claim about so per cent Of the estate.
Paris dispatch Of October /: Ac-
cording to reliable information re-
ceived here, Japan has decided to send
two regiments Of infantry to Corea-
This is regarded in authoritative quar-
ters as being most important step,
as affecting Russo Japanese relations
and as likely to accentuate the possi-
bilities of a war crisis. Japan's decis-
ion is considered to be directly related
to Russias proposition to evacuate
Manchuria, October 8. 1t Is now ac-
cepted in the highest quarters that
this evacuation is impossible Of ac-
complishment, as China has not signed
the terms on which Russia conditioned
her evacuation. The advices received
show that Chan inclines to continue
the present Russian status in Manchu-
ria rather than commit herself to H.
nally signing the proposed agreement.
In view of these conditions, Japan's
decision to send troops to Corea Is re-
garded as being a most significant
step. The advices further show that
the war spirit in Japan has material
ly augmented during the last fort
night.
The heroic action Of Miss Manuela
Flores, the eighteen-year-old daughter
Of Mariana Gomez, mayor of the city,
has attracted the attention Of Presi-
dent Diaz, and the Mexican congress
will vote her a medal, says Linares,
Mexico, dispatch of September 20. The
high honor will be conferred on Miss
Gomez in recognition Of her brave and
untiring services to the people Of this
city during the yellow fever epidemic.
For several weeks, she has been acting
mayor Of Linares. Surrounded by the
dying victims Of the terrible disease,
home, stricken with the malady, she
assumed the duties Of mayor, and has
directed the affairs Of the city in q
time of greatest distress with an abil-
ity that has won praise from the high
est authorities Of the Mexican govern
ment. When death entered her own
home, she remained at her post Of
duty. She saw the population Of the
city reduced from $4,000 people to
less than 5000, as a result Of the death
panic due to the epidemic. When her
young lady associates were fleeing to
the mountains to escape the scourge,
Miss Manuela was carrying out the
plans of improving the sanitary con-
dition of the city and using her ut
most efforts to quell the spread Of the
disease. All the other city officials
were stricken and died. AS they
dropped out, one by one. Miss Manuela
took their respective official duties,
and is now performing the work of
several other officers, as we'll as that
Of mayor.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Secre-
tary Shaw is looking after the finan-
cial situation, and is prepared to re-
lieve any stringency which may pre-