Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-10
Scraps and faets.


absolute unprotection to negroes, guilty
of assault, insuring that they be CIV
en- no trial by legal inquiry or any
kind and that they may be hanged IN
stantly as soon as apprehended. Gov
ernor Lanhams response principally Is
directed to the legal phase OF the pro-
position. 1t is set forth that 1t Is I'M
nossible for him to countenance the
policy In view of his oath OF once ana
state legislation which he Is bound 10
protect.
PAT Grove, who Is In jail at Butte
Mont, awaiting officers from oniaha'
has been putting in his time con-
Tossing Ito some Of his escapaoes'
Last Friday he told about a plan ne
formed. soon after the Cudahy Kid
napping, to steal John D. Rockereiler
and get $4,000, 900 ransom from his son
In Chicago He took in partner ana
they went to Cleveland to STUDY tne
situation and concluded that II wouid
he dead easy to steal old man RocKe-
feller" from Forest Hill. 1t was plan
ned 10 hold I'D the watchman, gag him
and then enter the house. The time
was fixed, but Groves partner weak
ened at the last moment. Grove then
feared his partner might peach, and ne
fed to New York
New Orleans, October s: Secre-
torv Hester's statement Of the WORLDS
visible supply OF cotton issued To-Day
shows the total visible to be S,OSO'io4'
against 2,s3S,474 last week and 2'l4z'-
432 last year. OF this the total OF
American cotton is 2,351,7O4, against
2142.474 last week and 1897 4S2 last
wear and of all other kinds, including
Egypt. Brazil, India, etc. ISs'ooo'
against 10000 last week and Sle'ooo
last wear. OF the worlds visible supply
Of cotton there Is now ,afioat and held
in Great Britain and Continental Eu-
rope 1,512,OOO. against 1,1S2.OOO last
wear: in Egypt $4,000, against $1,000
last wear; in India $4,000, against
100000 last year: and in the United
States 1,OS1, 900, against 100000 last
year. -...'.
Governor Folk of Missouri. In a
speech at Portle Springs that state,
last Friday night expressed his views
on life insurance graft In most en-
phatic form, and inferentially paid MS
respects to President Mccall Of the
New York Life. when the directors
of a great insurance company used
money in their hands for their own
purpose" said he. that's graft; when
the president Of great insurance
company takes funds held in trust for
the beneficiaries Of the insurance pol
icies and without their knowledge or
consent pays a part of the trust FUNDS
into. the political campaign fund.- that
is embezzlement, just the same as II
a public official in charge OF the pup
lie funds were to put his hands into
the public treasury and take therefrom
money which he turns over to some
one else for political or private pur-
poses. The time may come when the
state may insure her own citizens at
far less cost and with far more safety
to those who need that protection"
Five thousand panic stricken ten
ants were driven from their homes In
New York city. early Saturday morn
ing when a great fire swept across TWO
entire blocks from 1O6th and 1OSth
streets First avenue and Avenue A.
Lumber yards, stables. Ice houses, rag
shops and storage sheds furnished ma
terial for the blaze, and the fire be-
came so threatening that tenants OF
neighboring blocks were driven from
bed from fear Of the flames spread
ing. Fire lines were established by the
police, who had the greatest difficulty
keeping the throng back. Many bent
on saving a portion Of their property
threw themselves against the lines or
bluecoats and 1t became necessary for
the latter to use their clubs freely In
holding them back. To add to the eX-
citement, fire maddened horses, re-
leased from burning stables, dashed in
to the crowd of half-clad people until
the mob became so excited that re-
serves from three stations were unable
to control them. The fire started from
unknown causes and originated in one
Of the several rag shops of Little
Italy" Twelve horses were burned
to death. There were several narrow
escapes, The loss is estimated to be
over 100000.
- Closing a week, every day Of which
has produced a sensation that has
stirred the country, the special legis-
lative committee investigating the
methods Of life insurance companies In
New York adjourned last Saturday un-
til today While the other weeks OF
the hearing have been full of sensa-
tions no previous one has had sensa-
tions every day as the one concluded
with Saturdays session. In Saturdays
testimony the sensational development
came when Mr.. Hughes demanded the
pay roll Of the executive officers OF the
Mutual Life Insurance company. This
Of these officers for the year 1904
President McCurdy received $l5OOOO,
two vice presidents were paid $4,000
each, another vice president $l7,50O,
still another $4,000 and the treasurer
$4,000. Robert McCurdy said he never
knew the salary Of his father until
today when he heard it read in the
committee room. He thought, how
ever. there should be limit to the sal
ary Of such a position because it should
be In accordance with the accumula-
tions of the company. When asked
Il there was any benefit to the policy
holders to increase the salary of the
president Mr.. McCurdy said he thought
the trustees had considered that when
they increased the presidents salary.
Says a New Orleans dispatch Of
Oct Z: At the close of the eleventh
week of the struggle against yellow
fever the health authorities have sum-
med up the situation today as one full
of encouragement. The fever has not
been entirely wiped out as was one