Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-15
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of Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, has
arrived there from Constantinople.'
He saws a-serious affair occurred sew
eral nights ago In the palace. be-
tween members Of the bodyguard.
The sultan rushed to the scene, when
some one of the crowd fired at the
sultan, but the bullet DETECTED from
his body by a coat of mail which he
always wears. The sultan at once
returned to his rooms and threat
ened the punishment Of all officers.
The officer who reached here, says
he fed Immediately after this scene
was enacted. He does not know what
became of the other men.
The gunboat Wasp, which was
thought to have been lost in the storm
that swept the north Atlantic coast
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
turned up at Newport on Tuesday,
with steam only in one boiler and
most of the sails gone. She had had
a terrific battle with the hurricane,
and had sprung a leak, after having
been driven nearly to the Gulf
Stream. Her pumps choked up and
she was kept afioat for two days by
hand bailing by the crew. At one time
the water which came in through
leak in the stern, flooded her engine
room, and for ten hours on Sunday
the Wasp was at the mercy OF the
waves. The crew OF sixty men, a
third Of whom were naval appren-
tices. and unused to such boisterous
conditions, bailed many hours with
buckets and succeeded in freeing the
engine room. Hospital Steward
White sustained a broken rib, but re-
fused to give up his place in the
bailing line.
John D. Rockefeller, it was learned
last Wednesday, has left New York
and gone south. Subpoena servers
have been after the oil king with a
summons to testify before special
commission in this city in the case
of the state of Missouri against the
Standard Oil company and its allied
companies. This case is designed to
prevent the Standard Oil company
from doing business in Missouri. The
examination originally set for Decem-
ber 4th, has been postponed until
January 5th, when 1t is expected that
Henry H. Rogers will testify. Mr..
Rogers, one Of the subpoena servers,
has made affidavit, was served in his
the subpoena and the
$3.50 witness fee being thrown
through the vehicles window upon
his lap. Although subpoena servers
have been after twenty-one high
Standard Oil men. Mr.. Rogers is the
only one on whom service has as yet
been made. The wife of Mr.. Rookie
feller did not accompany him south.
Neither did his son, John d. Rookie
feller, Jr. Friends of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter said that they did not know just
where he had gone, but that it was
far south"
THE finding Of the courtmartial
in the case of Midshipman Minor
charged with manslaugh-
ter in the killing Of Midshipman
James r. Branch, in a fist fight at
on November 5 last has
been published by the secretary of
the navy. Meriwether was acquit-
ted of manslaughter; but was con-
victed of violating the regulations of
the academy and of conduct preju-
dicial to the good order and the dis
cipline of the navy. The secretary
approves the finding, and the SEN
tence which was to the effect that
receive a public repri-
mand and be confined to the acad-
emy for a year was approved with
a modification to the effect that he
be allowed to go on the annual prac-
tice cruise. Speaking Of the verdict
and sentence Meriwether said: Il
am more than happy that the court
martial has declared l am not guilty
of causing the death of Midshipman
Branch. l do not feel that my SEN
tence is unjust and intend to spend
my time in hard work, so that /
may make a record in the navy that
will cause the people to forget my
part in this sad affair"
The army Of education in the
United States is made up of 100000
teachers, Of whom 10000 are men,
100000 women The overwhelming
majority of teachers are natives of
having been born abroad-one in
fifteen. Most of the male teachers
are between the years Of 25 and 35.
The majority of the women teachers
are between Is and 25. There are O.
800 male teachers over 65. There are
less than 1900 female teachers over
65. Three times as many female
as male teachers are put down
as "age unknown" There are
2l,00O colored teachers in the
United States, thus divided be-
tween the two sexes: 100 men and
1890 women. There are 500 Indian
teachers in the Indian schools of the
United States-240 men and 260 wo-
men. The average age of teachers in
the United States Is higher than in
The proportion of very youthful
teachers is much greater in the cOun-
try than in the city districts. The
largest proportion of male teachers is
to be found in West Virginia. where
they number so per cent. of the total.
The largest proportion of women is
TO be found in Vermont, where they
form 90 per cent. of the whole num-
Der. The standard of education is
very much higher in Vermont than
it is in West Virginia. The number
of teachers in the United States has
increased greatly in recent years. In
1871 there were 125.0OO, in 1880,
225.OOO. in 1890. 100000 and at pres
ent 100000.
Thomas F. Ryan appeared before
the New York insurance investigat-
ing committee last Tuesday and told
what E. H Hartman did and threat
ened to do when he demanded that
Mr. Ryan conCede to him a share in
the control of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society last June. Mr.. Ry-
an assured the committee that he had
meant no disrespert by his former
refusal to disclose their cOnver-
sations. and said that he had deter
mined to answer the questions to
which he had refused replies on Fri
day last because District Attorney
Jerome said he ought to do SO. Mr..
y L.,