Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-01-28
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Here is a case that will interest the
bank people: S. Kurlah, Philadelphia
cloak manufacturer, had 5000 in the
Southwestern National bank. Of that
city, and drew against 1t four checks
aggregating less than 500. They were
turned down, marked mo funds" and
it was afterward explained that book
keeper had confused Kurlah's account
with another. The bank admitted Its
mistake. Kurlah brought suit for
damages, alleging injury to hts credit.
The trial judge said, in charging the
jury: "An honest mistake made by a
bank Is no excuse for its failure to pay
checks drawn upon it when there Is
deposit in the bank to meet those
checks" And the jury gave the cloak
man $1,000.
- Southern members Of congress at
tending the presidents reception to the
supreme court and judiciary on last
Thursday night, were dumfounded to
find among the invited guests H. P.
Dancy, colored, former recorder Of
deeds of the District Of Columbia, &C
companied by two women, supposed to
be members of his family. They were
among the first to arrive at the White
House and were early in line to shake
hands with the president A number
of members from southern states left
the executive mansion as soon as they
discovered the presence Of the colored
contingent. Others stayed to see the
three received by the president, and 1t
is reported that the president gave
them the same hearty greeting as was
received by the other guests. Consid-
cradle indignation is expressed over the
affair, and hereafter the president will
either have to discontinue issuing In
vitations to the Negro colony resident
in Washington or else do without the
presence of a number Of southern
members and senator's.
Binghampton, N. Y, special to the
Washington Post: There was a quiet
wedding last evening, the finish of a
remarkable romance. The bride was
Miss Jennie Barrows, spinster, whose
home Is near Tennallytown, Washing
ton, and the groom was Howard Har-
ris, who fifteen years ago asked her TO
marry him and got his answer last
week. Harris and Miss Barrows lived
near here, and fell in love. Harris,
without proposing marriage, went east
to better himself, and kept up cor
respondence until ready to wed. He
asked his sweetheart to become his
wife, by mail, but never received re-
ply. The sudden breaking off OF the
correspondence was taken to mean
negative. Once he wrote, but again
there was no reply, and he gave 1t up.
Meanwhile she had written in the af-
firmative, but hearing nothing from
him, concluded he had repented his Of
fer and grew angry, so when his second
letter reached her it was destroyed
unread. Two months ago her brother
in Tioga county died. While looking
over his effects she came across coat,
in the lining Of which was the letter OF
acceptance she had given him to mail,
which he had lost and forgotten. She
at once procured Harris address from
relatives in this city, wrote him an
apology, and, as he was still single, the
wedding was the result.
BY the terms Of the Panama canal
treaty signed last Thursday by Secre-
tary Hay, as representative OF the
United States and DR.. Herran, as rep
resentative of Colombia, the United
States Is bound to make a cash pay
ment Of $40 000O,OO0 in gold to the Col
ombian government, and after the ex-
piration Of nine years to pay a rental
of $3.50 900 per year. The lease Of the
strip Of land to be used for the canal
and for canal purposes is practically
made perpetual, the provision on that
point being that the first lease shall be
for 100 years, and renewable thereaf-
ter in terms of 100 years at the pleas
ure of the United States. The strip Is
to be ten kilometers, or about six
miles in width, and over this territory
the United States is given police and
sanitary jurisdiction, although 1t Is ex-
plicitly specified that Colombia does
not surrender sovereignty over 1t. The
United States Is to have the privilege
of free importation Of vessels and ma
terials to be used in the construction
of the canal. 1t also Is given the right
to improve, use and protect harbors at
both the Atlantic and Pacific ends OF
the canal The grant is made exclusive
to the United States, and no taxes or
rentals are to be charged in addition to
the gross sums of ten million dollars
cash and a quarter of million dollars
annually. The committee on foreign
relations will meet tomorrow to con-
slider the treaty.
Minister Bowen is now in Washing
ton comforting with the allied powers
with regard to the settlement OF the
Venezuelan situation. The outlook Is
that the settlement will proceed not
withstanding the action Of the German
fleet last week in opening fire on Fort
San Carlos at the entrance Of the har-
Dor Of Maricaibo. Minister Bowen pro-
poses that If the allies will raise the
blockade, he will make an offer under
which Venezuela will agree to pay the
money demanded. 1t Is understood
that the plan provides for the placing
of the Venezuelan custom duties In
charge Of a commission to be appointed
by the government Of the United