Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

from New York to New Orleans, rail-
ed last Saturday and closed it's doors.
AS to the amount Of assets and liabil-
tiles, there is no definite information
but the probabilities are that Liabilities
exceed assets by many hundred thou-
sand dollars. Hundreds of southern
speculators are among the creditors.
Many of them were carrying accounts
with the house, some having invested
all the profits on lines Of contracts
bought as low as Z and cents. Ihe
full extent and significance of the rail-
ure will probably not be appreciated
for several days yet.
Post mortem examination or the
body of Whitaker Wright, the Engllsh
promoter, who died one day last week
shortly after he had been sentenced 10
seven wears at hard labor for decep-
ton In promoting deals. showed tha'
his end was due to suicide. 1t deVel-
oned that Wright had come into court
nrepared for the worst After the SEN
tence he went to the cooler and poured
a little cyanide OF potash into glass
Of water and drank it off. Then ne
asked his secretary for a fresh cigar
and continued in conversation with
several of his friends, until suooeniy
ba fell over and died. 1t developer
after his death that he had Destroyer
many important papers that "ouiu
have incriminated members Of the no
h,,,tv. who were mixed up in his oper-
o+,ons and who were just as guilty as
he was. 80
-Morocco City has been the scene OF
serious disturbances in consequence u
the governments attempt to torce the
.c,rculation of new and unpopular COINS
IN which Is placed an artificial value
Business was paralyzed, provisions oe-
came scarce and starvation Is threat
ened. A mob, therefore, rose ana hrs'
attacked the Christian cemetery lale-
" given by the sultan, broke oo"n
the gates. desecrated the graves eX-
bumed the bodies, cut off their heaos
and naraded the town with their heaos
on poles. The rioters proceedeo 10
tho Jewish quarter with the purpose
of destroying it, but found II was
eaurded. The governor attempted
TO ouell the. disturbance, but he was
stoned, pursued and obliged to take
refuge in the pals >e. The autnoritieS
have induced the rioters to withdra"
ON promise Of temporary w1thdrawai
~ tho obnoxious coins.
Whether or not the members OF con-
gress were entitled to double mileage
was the question that occupied seVerai
days last week. The general diflcl-
ency appropriation bill provided that
members should receive pay for mile
age to and from the regular session
the same as to and from the extra ses-
sion. When as a matter of fact they
had actually made the trip only once.
The two sessions were merged into
each other and the proposition was 10
allow mileage for say 3,OOO miles
for a trip supposed to have been made
while one day was passing into anoth-
er. Technically the proposition was
oil right: but practically there was
nothing in it. 1t was the Democrats
who raised objections; but many mem
bers of both parties were really anH-
ious to have the bill pass as 1t was
When, however, the proposition came
to a vote, the voice Of the house was
unanimous in striking this provision
out of the bill. The members get
mileage for only one session.
Attorney General Knox has replied
to a house resolution passed last week.
concerning the cost Of carriages horses
and automobiles paid for by the gov
ernment and used by officials OF the
department of justice. Mr.. Knox states
that three horses are now used In the
department, one having been bought
early in 1898 for $3.50, and two during
the past year, respectively, for $3.50 and
$3.50, making total of $500 for horses.
Four carriages are used by the depart
ment. Two Of them are closed ana
were bought, respectively, in 1894 Tor
$500 and in 1898 for s725. The other
two are closed, and were bought in 1900
and 1901, respectively, for s677.5O and
s347. The department owns three sets
of harness, which have been bought
since 1898 for $3.50. The entire ex-
penditure was paid for out Of the an
nual appropriation for transportation
Two coachmen are employed and are
carried on the rolls Of the department
as assistant messengers at $3.50 a year
each. Attorney General Knox informs
congress that these horses and car
riages are used exclusively by the at
torney general and the solicitor gen.
eral.
The Democratic senators were In
conference for three hours last Thurs
day on the Bacon resolution instruct
ing the president to effect an ADJUST
ment Of the claims of Colombia against
the United States on account Of the
Panama revolt. A number of speeches
were made but no decision was reach
ed, and it was announced that another
meeting would be held next week. The
general tendency of the remarks was
more favorable to the treaty than on
former occasions. All the speeches
were favorable to course looking to
the conciliation of Colombia, and the
feeling was expressed by number of
speakers that an assurance of this
course on the part of the United States
would have the effect Of securing the
votes Of a large majority of the DEM
oos,+;o s.n,tors for tho traotv Tho