Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-01
Scraps and fafts.


4. Shortly after his arrival in st.
Louis, a few days ago, somebody Sc
cretly slashed the gas bag of his bal
loon beyond repair, and it will be i'm
possible for him to get another one
made in time for the contest. There
is no clue to the identity of the mis-
creant who committed the outrage.
Houston, Texas, June %: Thieves
tonight worked successful scheme for
the robbery Of a gambling house.
About o'clock a piece Of dynamite
was exploded under poker table and
the crowd Of 100 Immediately made a
rush for the exit. A second explosion
followed and the crowd was frantic.
During the excitement some one grab
bed the bank roll at the faro table,
getting between $1,000 and s1,500 out
of the drawer. Men had been station
ed at each of the crap tables and at
the roulette wheel, but the rolls were
not touched, so it Is presumed the
robbers weakened. No one was hurt,
though the poker table was wrecked
and the rim Of the dealers hat was
blown away.
The weather bureaus summary OF
crop conditions, for the week ending
last Tuesday was as follows: In most
of the districts east Of the Mississippi
river cotton has not made rapid growth
and is generally small though healthy
and we'll cultivated. Good growth,
however. is reported from Mississippi
and portions Of Alabama and while lice
are increasing in the last named state
they are less numerous in Mississippi
and South Carolina. West Of the Mis-
sissippi river the advance of the crop
has been more rapid, good growth be-
ing generally reported, and while some
fields are foul in portions of Texas,
Arkansas and Louisiana, the crop Is
generally we'll cultivated. in Texas
boil weevils are more numerous in the
southwestern, central, eastern and
coast sections. Transplanting tobacco
is nearly finished and the crop is max
ing a good start in nearly all sections.
-Ossining, N. Y, June 27: Unat-
tended by either clergyman or keeper,
Frank H. Burness, the sailor murder
er, strobe into the death chamber at
Sing Sing prison this morning and was
put to death in the electric chair. His
apparent eagerness to meet death sur
prised even the prison officials. He
almost ran to the chair and as the
keepers and Electrician Davis were
busy arranging the electrodes and
strapping the man in the chair, Burness
gazed about at a little group Of wit
nesses before him and smiled as though
merely posing for a photograph. The
Burness case was one Of the most
unique on record. He was ar
rested for the murder Of Cap
tain George B. Townsend and con-
fessed not only to that shooting
but the killing of at least half dozen
victims at various times, and told Of
escapades in which he wounded sew
eral others. When his counsel appeal
ed, Burness wrote to the governor ask
ing him to use his influence to have
the appeal dismissed.
st. Louis, June 80: 1t was stated at
the headquarters of the National DEM
ocratic convention which will convene
at the Coliseum on July 6 that the
only portrait that will be hung in the
convention hall will be one Of Thomas
jefferson. John l. Martin, temporary
sergeant -at-arms Of the convention,
said it would hardly do to have por-
traits of living Democrats displayed as
permanent fixtures in the convention
hall. Plans for the decoration have
been completed and the large hall will
present gala appearance. Red, white
and blue will predominant, but the
Louisiana Purchase exposition colors
will be the feature Of the decorative
scheme. The dome Of the hall will
be formed of ochre bunting. The walls
will be decorated with national colors
exclusively and the stage will be done
in a star spangled banner effect. The
coats at arms of the several states will
be placed at intervals along the walls
and on the platform. The standards
indicating the seats of the delegations
will be of white, with red rim and blue
lettering.
The coroner's jury that investigat-
ed the sinking Of the General Slocum
concluded it's labors last Tuesday with
a verdict Of manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree against all the officers Of
the Knickerbocker Steamship compa-
ny, to which the Gen. Slocum belong
ed. Bonds were fixed by the coroner
in amounts ranging from $1,000 to s5,-
900. The directors of the company are
Frank A. Barnaby, president; Charles
E. HILL vice president; James K. At
kinson, secretary; c. DeLacy Evans,
Robert K. Story, Floyd S. Corbin and
Frank G. Dexter. The following was
Of life on the Gen. Slocum was due to
the misconduct of the directors Of the
Knickerbocker Steamship company.
That Capt. Van Schaick is criminally
responsible. That Capt. Pease of the
Grand Republic as captain of the
steamboat company's fleet is criminally
responsible in that he failed to prop
erly equip the Slocum with fire appar-
atus. That Mate Flanagan acted in
a cowardly manner. That the action
of Inspector Lundberg should be
brought to the attention of the Fed
eral authorities" Capt. Van Schaick
is still in a hospital.