Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-21

FTencnnan, was the WlIlIleF Hldhiii5 lhe
distance in less than six hours, much
of it at the rate of mile minute
Jenatzy, a German, who held the cup
last year, came second, II minutes and
1S seconds behind. Emperor William
of Germany, was an enthusiastic spec
tator. There were no accidents to mar
the occasion; but one Of the contes-
tants came very near running into
locomotive at a grade crossing. He
saved himself from destruction by less
than a dozen feet.
New York Sun: Count Wisconsin
now among the doubtful states, al
though Mckinley carried it four years
ago by 100000 plurality. 1t has been
a doubtful state before. In 1892
Democratic candidate won the electoral
votes of Wisconsin by $500 plurality.
His name was Cleveland. In that same
election Illinois was also doubtful
state. Cleveland carried it by $1,000.
Likewise Indiana. Cleveland carried IT
by $500. Likewise New Jersey. Cleve-
land carried New Jersey by $4,000. AL
so Connecticut. Cleveland carried it
by $500. Also New York. which had
gone Republican four years before.
Cleveland carried New York in 1892
by $4,000. These six states that went
Democratic for Cleveland in 1892 pos
sess, in combination, under the present
apportionment, not less than lib elec-
toral votes, and these 113 electoral
votes will determine the election.
President Samuel Spencer of the
Southern railway, in an interview last
Friday just before leaving for the
north said: "The volume Of business
all over the country has decreased to
such an extent within the last few
months that the railroads everywhere
have been seriously affected by 1t.
The railroads of the east have been
compelled to pursue a policy OF re-
trenchment. The same is being done
in other sections. For this reason no
great railroad movements are now IN
progress, and the larger systems are
engaged in bringing their equipment up
to the necessary standard. The COM
mercial activity Of the last few years
caught the railroads in a state of un-
preparedness, and now that the slack
has come they are continuing to improve
their equipment so as to meet any
emergency in the future" Mr.. Spen-
Ger said he did not think the depres-
sion was the forerunner Of any panic
like that of 1898, but that 1t was SIM
ply a national ebb in the great tide
with which probably the unrest due to
the coming presidential election had
something to do.
- Nine thousand copies of the "Jeffer-
son Bible will soon have been printed
by the government printing office and
will be distributed according to the
provisions Of the act of congress au-
thorizing the reproduction. The Bible
is formed of clippings made by Thomas
Jefferson, and has been the subject of
frequent controversy among the clergy
and laity of the country because of the
fact that Jefferson, in making his col
lection of clippings for the revised edi-
tion of the Gospels, eliminated all
miracles and in other ways wrought at
variance with the accepted traditions
of the clergy Of all sects. Many OBJ
stacles have been placed in the way of
reproduction Of the unique work and
1t was not until May, 1902, that con-
gress stepped in and authorized the du-
plication, by photo-lithography of the
work. The original was then in the
National museum, where the prelimina-
ry work was to be done, and the plates
were made. The book is in a very
poor state of preservation, much of it
being decayed and parts almost illegi-
BILE, but it has been returned to the
museum, no worse than when it left
here for the photographers.
More satisfactory details have been
received of the sinking of the three
Japanese transports by the Russian
Vladivostok squadron on June is. 1t
seems that the japanese were aware
that the Russians were out on a wild
dash, because Admiral Kamimura had
gone in pursuit Of them. For some rea-
son, however, the Japanese fleet fall
ed to run up with the Russian fleet.
The Japanese say the trouble was a
heavy fog that obscured the sea. At
any rate while the fog was on the
Russians came upon the Japanese
transports, two of them going across to
Korea with troops and supplies and
one of them coming back with return
ing non-combatants. In each case the
Russians gave the Japs full opportu-
nifty to surrender and then sank the
ships. In one instance, it is stated, the
japanese officers were resolved to COM
NIT suicide but afterward changed
their minds. Before sinking the trans
ports. the Russians made prisoners of
all the Japanese officers and sailors and
afterward sent the non-combatants
back to Japan. Russia is very much
eiated over the news and the Japan
ese are very much cast down. Admiral
Kammura is coming in for lots of
censure he does not deserve.
The full story of the burning and
sinking of the steamer General Slocum
in East river, New York, Wednesday,
will probably never be told; but there
has been enough in the papers within
the past few days to give sufficiently
clear conception of the horrible disas-
ter in all it's details. AS is usually the