Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-17
Scraps and fafts.

King Peter of Servia, was to have
been crowned on June Is, but he had
no crown and French firm of jewel
ers. to whom he applied for one on
credit, would not take the chances. So
he Is to have a cheap one, made out
of bronze cannon, a relic in the fam
iIy, and as soon as that is ready he
will be crowned.
- Nan Patterson, the woman who was
in the carriage with Caesar Young, the
bookmaker, when he was killed in New
York the other day, has been indicted
on the charge of murder. Several peo-
pie are claiming to have been eye
witnesses to the tragedy; but there
seems to be no reason to believe they
are telling the truth. Young's widow
and sisters are satisfied that Nan Pat
terson did the killing. 1t is a serious
question, however, as to whether her
guilt can be proved.
The latest news from Tangier Is
to the effect that the story that Perdi-
caris and varley would be released last
Wednesday was premature. The ne
gotiations are still in progress. the sui
tan of Morocco not yet having agreed
to the terms of Raisuli, the bandit
The terms referred to are rather COM
plicated and they cannot be acceded
to all at once. James W. Langerman,
an adventurous American, has been
into Raisuli's camp after Moors who
are willing to show themselves at ST.
Louis. He says that he has reason to
believe that even Raisuli will go after
the present trouble has been settled
up, and a number of his followers Will
go along with him.
Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Hettie
R. Gray, of Harrisburg, has retained
Jones & Tillett and Mr.. D. Allen Ted
der of the Charlotte bar, to represent
her in a suit against the Southern Rail-
way company, for damages in the sum
Of $4,000. primarily for alleged injuries
to herself caused by the neglect and
carelessness Of the company. Mrs.
Gray came to Charlotte in February
and returned to Harrisburg in the
night. When she got to the depot
there, the way to her home, short dis
tance away, was blocked by train OF
cars. On this account She was COM
pelled to stand out in the cold and dis
agreeable weather. This exposure, the
plaintiff claims, caused her to be Ill
for several weeks and has permanently
injured her health.
Gables Of Wednesday announced
that the Russians had at last succeed
ed in opening channel from the Bay
of Port Arthur to the sea, the same
having been blasted through the ship
loads of concrete that had been dump
ed by the Japanese. At noon Wednes-
day the cruiser Novik went out Of the
harbor conveying ten torpedo boat de-
stroyers and the japanese ships that
had been guarding the harbor slowly
withdrew, firing as they went. The
idea Of the Japanese seemed to be to
entice the Russians as far out to sea
as possible; but the Russians were not
disposed to risk a great deal and af-
ter firing a few harmless shots return
ed to the inner harbor The Japanese
claim that they have already landed
ali the troops and guns that they care
to land for the present and they do
not consider that the opening of the
harbor amounts to a great deal.
Charlotte Chronicle: North Caro-
lima has been noted, far and wide, for
it's corn whisky. Until recently there
have been innumerable distilleries Of
small and large capacity that dotted
the map of the state like pins in a
cushion, and verged in mass toward
the Brushy Mountains and the western
section, that made enough corn whisky
each day to flood a South Carolina dis
pensary. The Watts law prohibits the
manufacture of corn or rye whisky,
outside the limits of an incorporated
city or town, but lays no structure on
the making Of brandy, peach or apple,
in any part of the state. Hence the
small stills, formerly for the distilling
Of the famous corn juice, are now ap-
plying for licenses to make brandy.
Several of the big whisky plants, es-
tablished for the conversion of corn in
under the Watts law, have doubled the
capacity of their plants, for the making
Of much brandy.
More than six hundred people lost
their lives in the East river entrance
to Long Island sound last Wednesday
afternoon by the burning Of the excur-
sion steamer Slocum. 1t was picnic
party, consisting for the greater part
Of women and children, including
many infants in arms. There were
about 1000 people aboard the steamer
when it started over toward Long Is
land, and it had not proceeded very far
before the alarm of fire was sounded.
The fire originated in the lunch room,
from the overturning of q pot of
grease, it is thought. The wood of the
vessel, a three decker, was very dry,
and the flames spread rapidly. The
captain changed his course to make
landing on Brother Island near by; but
was warned of the large quantities of
combustibles stored there and induced
to change his course to another point
more distant. In the meantime panic
prevailed on the steamer and hundreds
of people threw themselves overheard.
Others were cooked to death. The
steamer sank in about two hours after
the fire was discovered. carrying down
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