Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-11


Idelbolt and Chrise Miller, judges at
Gold Field, were shot down by one OF
Sherif's Bells deputies. They had or
dered the deputy out Of the polling
place. He refused to go and turning
upon. the judges shot and killed them.
James wafford, the deputy who killed
the two election officers in Gold Field,
was a secret service man during the
military rule in the district. Miller
and Idelbolt were union men. At Md
way, Ed Doyle, a deputy sheriff. as
saulted Mrs. Kennedy, a Democratic
Judge and in a struggle that ensued
tore her dress and slapped her. Ed
O'Leary, a Democratic watcher, inter-
fered and shot Doyle, fatally wound
ing him. O'Leary was arrested.
This story, which sounds rather
fishy. is being published under a st.
Petersburg date, to illustrate the
Draconian severity Of General Stoes-
sci: A lieutenant of artillery, who
bore an excellent record, was found
one day staggering about Policeman,
highly intoxicated. He was reported
to the commanding general, who sent
for him as soon as he had become
sober, and every one thought that ne
would get off with severe reprimand.
General Stoessel lectured him severe
ly and did nothing further until day
when the bombardment was unusually
hot. Then he ordered the offending
lieutenant to sit upon the most exposed
place of the fortifications, with a bot
tie of champagne in one hand and a
tumbler in the other. For two hours
the wretched man sat thus, with shelis
bursting all around him. His agony
was at last ended by shell which
mercifully burst within few yards
of him and blew him to pieces.
New York Herald: For non-pay-
ment Of taxes the monument erected
by the late Cyrus w. Field at Tappan,
N. Y, to the memory Of Maj. Andre
has been sold. The monument STANDS
upon Andre Hill, just over the spot
where the British officer was buried
after his death by hanging. Since the
death Of Mr.. Field his family has neg
lected to pay taxes on the plot OF
ground, one hundred feet square, with
in which the memorial shaft stands.
This property was one Of several pieces
recently offered for sale by the treas
urer of Rockland county, and when 1t
was put UP for sale there were no bid
ders. The amount Of taxes due was
s6.3s, and for this sum the ground and
monument were bought in by the
treasurer for the county. If it is not
redeemed the shaft and land upon
which it stands will pass out Of the
hands Of the Field family and become
the permanent possession Of Rockland
county.
Prescott, Arizona, November 3:
James B. Storm, county treasurer OF
this county, has been found locked in
the steel vault Of his Office, bound and
gagged and $4,000 missing from the
cash funds Of the treasury. Mr.. Storm
had been in the vault 16 hours when
found today by his daughter. He says
that about five o'clock yesterday after
noon while seated in his Office two
men entered the door with handker-
chiefs tied over their faces, and, pre-
senting a revolver to his head, or
dered him to throw up his hands.
Storm complied and the two men
closed the door Of the office and pro-
duced a string of baling wire with
which they securely bound his feet
and hands. They forced a handker-
chief into his mouth and pushed him
inside the vault. After gathering up
$4,000 and leisurely ransacking the
Office for more money the men closed
the door of the vault, locked it and
departed. Storm was unable to give
an accurate description Of the men.
Quarantine restrictions against the
shipment Of southern cattle north ex-
pired few days ago, and the shipment
Of the live stock from the south may
cause an advance In price Of beef in
this section. The raising Of quaran-
tine always means a big rush Of ship
ments north, the cattle having been
collected for the purpose for some
time, and these shipments may cause a
shortage which will send up the price
Of beef. The United States govern
ment restricts the shipment Of south
ern cattle to the north from early In
the summer to late in the fall on ac-
count Of ticks and fever, and the quar-
antine restrictions are closely observ-
ed. The restriction does not include
cattle shipped for immediate killing.
There are further regulations for busi-
ness Of that kind. Such shipments
during the closed season are watched
closely by government inspectors, and
the cattle must be handled in pens
set aside at stock yards for that pur-
pose. The cars in which they are ship
ped must be returned Immediately and
thoroughly fumigated.
Chefoo, Nov. 8: The Japanese con-
tinue to lombard Port Arthur and the
shells are falling so incessantly that
the Russians have practically aban-
aoned the repairs Of the works pro-
tecting the harbor. Citizen volunteers
and the police are now re-enforcing
the garrisons of the forts, according to
the stories of Chinese arriving here,
60 Of whom left Port Arthur on No
vember s, owing to the high price of
food. So many men were killed on
both sides during the last assault that
many bodies lay unburied for days,
and in some instances dogs, which had
been driven from the town, assuaged
their hunger by eating the dead. In a
Fau, coSaS wbara this was seen the