Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-22
Scraps and faets.

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Masten, now assistant superintendent
of the railway mail service, and for
merly chief clerk Of the first assistant
postmaster generals office. A man
named Terry, now in the government
service, has made an affidavit before
the inspectors, alleging that Masten'
while chief clerk to the first assistant,
proposed that Terry pay $50 down ana
IS or SO a month to secure re-instate-
ment in q former position In Mastens 8
bureau.
-Pekin cable Of July 10: According
to diplomats here, the greatest FACTOR
In the eastern situation is the increas-
ing danger Of war between Russia ana
japan. They believe 1t is becoming
plain that Russia is willing to fght
japan If convinced that no other pow
ers will assist her. The Russians are
confident Of their ability to easily de-
feat Japan and are said to be anxious
to settle definitely her position in east
ern politics and end her ambitions to
oppose Russia's progress In Mancnu-
ria. The belief Is attributed to the
Japanese that the Russian policy Is to
attempt to placate Great Britain ana
America and provoke Japan into be-
ginning hostilities. They regard Rus
sia's consent to opening ports In Man.
churia, the cars promised visit TO
England and the occupation or the
Corean border as parts Of that polcy.
Russia's activity on the Yalu river Is
more irritating to Japan than the re-
tention of Manchuria and all japanese
officials in China speak of war as a
Probability"
Portland Oregonian: The pope has
lived long, but Thomas Parr and Hen
nv jenkins are, respectively, cred1ted
with the ages Of 152 and 169. Jeanne
Serimphan was married when she was
127 and died when she was 12S. Dr.
Dufournel married at 116 and became
the father of two children, and died at
120. Marie Priou reached the age OF
1853. A woman Of Metz, the mother OF
twenty-four children, died at the age
of 100. Surgeon Politman celebrated
his 14Oth birthday. Patrick ONeal
buried seven wives and died at
120, and a Norwegian peasant Is
recorded as dying at 160 and leav-
ing two sons, one aged 10S and the
other only nine summers. Mr.. Robert
Taylor lived to be 134, and died Of ex-
citement on receiving the picture OF
Queen Victoria signed by herself. An
Irishman named Brown, who was an
habitual drunkard, lived to be 120. A
French drunkard lived to be liz; he
had a daily jag for ninety years. Du-
rand d'Estivel Of Cahors, lived to be
12s. A woman Of 124 drank strong
coffee all her days, while a man Of ia
lived on fruit, chiefly melons, and
chewed lemon peel.
More immigrants arrived in the
United States during the fiscal year
that ended June 80 than in any other
year in the history Of the country. The
total arrivals for the twelve months
numbered S57.046, being 6S,O54 above
the previous record year of 1882, when
restrictive legislation was pending In
congress, and a total Of 1882 imml-
grants, many Of them alien contract Ia
borers, were rushed into the United
States. The figures for June show that
the immigration from Italy, including
Sicily and Sardinia, which. for several
months, had lead all other countries,
fell off somewhat and amounted to but
21,SSO, an increase Of 2,2S4 over June
1902, while Austria-Hungary led the
record for the month with 25,171 I'M
migrants, an increase Of 8.513 over the
same month last year. The Italians
held the record for the entire year,
however, as they had done the year
before with a total Of 230,622 immi-
grants, an increase over the previous
year Of 52,247. Austria Hungary Is
second in the years record, with to-
tai Of 206,011, an increase Of 34,022.
The Russian empire and Finland Is
third, with a total Of 136,093, an in
crease Of 2s,74s.
Newton, N. c., dispatch Of July II
to Charlotte Chronicle: The jury In
the case Of DR.. w. S. Davidson,
charged with murder in the second de-
gree for shooting and killing Dan
Neely, colored in May last, after be-
ing out about two hours, brought In a
verdict at Z o'clock last evening hold
ing the defendant guilty Of an assault
with a deadly weapon. Sentence has
not yet been pronounced. DR.. David
son was released on $500 bond, a re-
duction from s3,0O0 under which he
had been placed pending trial. 1.-THE
verdict in this case was somewhat un-
usual" said an attorney concerned in
the trial. There was evidence to show
that before the shooting Davidson had
struck the Negro with stick Of wood.
The Negro then, according to the tes-
timony, raised an axe and started for
Davidson, who, in order to protect his
life, shot the Negro dead. The ver-
dict of the jury in effect exonerated
Davidson from any blame for the kill
ing Of the Negro, but found him gull
ty of an assault with a deadly weapon
in first striking him. The law leaves
the punishment for assault with
deadly weapon in the discretion Of the
judge, and the limit recognized is two
years in Jail"
Announcing his inability to get the
authorities to suppress gambling, John
Fineran, a grocer, sensationally closed
up one of the leading Royal street es-
Establishments in New Orleans last Fri
day night. Fineran's brother has been
bucking the tiger and losing. Unable
q narSlada him to deSiSt the grocer