Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14
Scraps and 9afts.


ting between $4,OOO,OOO to s5.oO0,O0o as
back pay when the commission makes
its award, says Wilkesbarre, Pa, the
merchants Of the region are preparing
for the largest spring business they
have ever done. During the winter the
mine workers, in fear Of another out
break If the finding Of the commission
was not satisfactory have been saving
their money and doing little purchas-
ing, so that now they have snug sums
saved and are in need Of clothing, hats
and shoes, which they have gone with
out in the endeavor to have enough on
hand to tide them over another strike.
There Is now confidence among them
that the findings Of the commission,
while it will certainly not give them
I all they desire, will give them satisfac-
tory awards, and there will be no fur
ther trouble. Merchants have been In
formed that as soon as the commission
makes it's report large trade can be
expected and they are now putting IN
large stocks Of spring goods In antic-
ipation Of it.
For more than half century the
struggle has been going on between
the Mississippi river on the one mana
and human engineering on the other.
Countless levees have been built; jet
ties have been constructed at the riV-
er's mouth; government engineers, at
vast expense, have tried to straighten
the channel so that the river would
run more swiftly and scour the silt
from its own bed. But the Father OF
Waters has been obstinate. 1t has IN
sisted on a crooked course, like a great
many persons. Huge deposits OF sed1-
ment have been formed and have
choked the progress Of the stream, so
that 1t has time and again overfioWeo
its proper boundaries. After each HOOD
the levees are raised and strengthened.
The high-water mark has slowly climb
ed with the years. Higher and higher
the levees have been built to keep pace
with it, and with each decade they
have become more dangerous. The
present swollen condition Of the Mis-
sissippi may be a prelude to a colos-
sal tragedy. Thousands Of people, from
Illinois to the Gulf Of Mexico, are ter
rified over the prospect OF an awrui
flood, perhaps greater than any pre-
viously recorded in this country. The
situation Is certainly a grave one; and
whether it results in disaster or not, IT
merits thoughtful study by every en-
eineer throughout the United States.
The problem calls for the best talent
in the world, and that without delay.
Every possible measure for the pre-
vention Of f1oods-from forestry meth
DDS and impounding dams on the wa
tersheds to great overflow basins along
the rivers course-must be taken With
out delay If the Mississippi valley Is
not to be at the mercy Of the torrent.
- The city of Buffalo, New York has
been convulsed during the past two
weeks with scandal, murder and per-
haps suicide. A few weeks ago Ed
ward L. Burdick, a wealthy society
man instituted divorce proceedings
against his wife, naming Arthur B.
Pennell, a prominent lawyer, Of family
as correspondent. Mrs. Burdick had
left the home Of her husband before
the divorce proceedings were COM
menced. Her mother remained In the
house. One morning about two weeks
ago, the dead body Of Burdick was
found in his home covered over with
cushions. His mother-in-law made the
discovery. A golf stick that had been
taken from a rack in the room lay on
the floor, and blood on it indicated that
it was the weapon with which the
murder had been committed. The po-
lice gave it out that they had suspic-
ions as to the identity Of the murder
er. It was suspected that Burdick had
been rather too intimate with various
women, and these women were held
under suspicion. One Of them was ar
rested; but she had to be released
forthwith because there was no evil
lence against her and she Is talking of
bringing suit for damages against the
police for false arrest. On Tuesday
night Arthur B. Pennel and his wife
who had been sticking by him, went
out to ride in an automobile, and acci-
dentally or by design Pennell ran the
machine over a precipice into rock
quarry He was instantly killed, and
his wife was fatally wounded. AS yet
ho DnR Rpol ho hoaYo q hlQ
to unravel the mystery; but they think
that the automobile tragedy has di-
rect connection with the Burdick MUIR
der.
During last Tuesday, Senator Nor
gan forwarded to each senator copies
Of eight pamphlets prepared by himself
on the canal question. They dealt usu-
ally under special titles, with the follow
bias Canal Concessions and the Or
ganization Of Canal Companies" ''The
Methods Employed to put the Old Pan
anna Canal into Operation in France"
"Colombia's Relationship to the Ca
nal Company" Campaign Of Bo,
Hutin and Cromwell, Of temptation,
insolence and coercion;' Attorney
General Knox, and the Law of the
Case;" THE Rights Of Creditors Of the
Panama Company" and 1.-The State of
Civilization in Colombia" In the Sec
ond Of his pamphlets, Senator Morgan
contends against the Validity Of the
title Of the new Panama company, de-
claring that the French courts had no
power to dissolve the old Panama Ca
nal company or to appoint a liquidator
to hold and control the property Of