Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-29
Scraps and faets.

been not less than eighteen nor
more than twenty-five years of age.
The police have been working on
the case continually since the finding
of the body. They have learned that
the suit case was purchased from a
pawnbroker. The pawnbroker says
he sold two suit cases to the same
man at the same time. He appeared
to be very much excited: but wanted
a large case and small one. Ii
is thought that the head and limbs
of the woman are in the other suit
case that has not yet been found.
There has been submitted to the
postofice department a petition Tor
new postofice in Texas, the proposed
name of which Is almost as interesting
as the whilom proposition to call
Mississippi metropolis by the historic
name OF Vardaman. The Texas town.
however seeks to honor no man In the
choice Of its name, nor to honor itself
thereby, but simply to choose the most
fitting name, according to the desires
of the citizens of the community and
that name is "Damsite." Col. Lyon,
one of the prominent Republicans OF
the Lone Star state, declares that the
people who desire this name for the
postoffice have no intention OF indulg-
ing in profanity by "Damsite," but that
the name Is desired because the place
Is the site of a huge dam, In connection
with a power plant which is being put In
at a point nearby. 1t is very probable
that the president will have no serious
objection to such a name, and the pres
ent indications are that the Texas post
office will fare better than did its MIS-
sissippi predecessor.
A badly lacerated crew. according
to a dispatch, arrived In New YORK
last Tuesday. on the steamer 1ndra-
mayo, guarding a cargo Of wild ami
mails from Chinese and japanese ports.
Six leopards and two big snakes caused
most Of the injuries which were In
fiicted by the animals during an ex-
citing voyage. Besides these animals
Ine OOt "ASA N.'
elephant, six monkeys Of a large and
savage species, and some smaller ami
mails. The leopards from their cages
succeeded in lacerating the arms and
legs Of six sailors who attempted to
feed them on the rolling, pitching ship.
In the Red sea, one of the snakes which
weighed 200 pounds and was twenty
three feet long escaped from his cage
and crawled out upon the deck about
dawn During most Of the fore
noon the entire crew fought and
rolled about the deck In a strug-
gle to get the snake back into his cage.
They finally succeeded. Four days ago
the elephant died from complications
resulting from sea sickness, and the
animals body was thrown overheard.
&C. w. Macara, president Of the
Master Cotton Spinners' association OF
Great Britain, replying to statement
made by S. s. Dale, who represented
the New England Cotton Spinners' and
Manufacturers association in the last
international cotton congress at Man
chester, declares that Mr.. Dale misrep-
resented the attitude Of the congress
respecting the consumption Of raw
cotton. The congress, Mr.. Macara
says, had no quarrel with American
planters, had no desire to interfere
with their legitimate profits and had no
objection to the fluctuations brought
about by a small or large yield. AS
a matter Of fact the grower would be
we'll rewarded in an ordinary season
by a return of s cents per pound. By
gambling operations, however. the
price had been advanced for several
seasons to IA cents per pound and
higher, which meant an advance on the
worlds crop Of $4S0,000,000 The Amer
lean spinner, Mr.. NIAGARA adds. Is as
badly. handicapped as the European
spinners, the cost of the carriage Of
cotton to the New England mills being
as great as the cost of carriage by sea
to Lancashire.
Although 1t now seems improbable
that John Hyde, erstwhile chief sta
tistician Of the department Of agricul-
ture, who hurried to England when
Special Attorney Morgan Beach be-
came too inquisitive about his relations
to the cotton crop report leaks. will
come back to America to testify in the
cases growing out of the scandal, the
government has not dropped the case.
On the contrary. every effort Is being
made to connect Hyde with the case Of
Edwin S. Holmes, the assistant sta
tistician. and his alleged New York
associates. English detectives are now
said to be working in conjunction with
the secret service men here on the
Hyde end of the case. The Scotland
yard men have discovered that John
Hyde has a brother who until recently
was a cotton broker in an English city.
He Is said to have been unusually sue
cessful, and to have been able to judge
the cotton market with almost super
natural accuracy. BY those in the de-
partment Of agriculture who have kept
in close touch with recent develop
ments In the Holmes case 1t Is said
that Mr.. Beach will present some strong
evidence when he again appears for the
government before the grand jury.
The long continued fight of John
F. Gaynor and Benjamin d. Green,
the two alleged embezzlers from the
government in the case Of the Sa-
vannah river Improvements. and who
fed to Canada on the arrest of Capt.
Oberlin NJ Carter an alleged accom-
plice. five or six years ago. has
about come to an end with the
United States government on top.
Gaynor and Green are to be brought
back to the United States. I'VE are
now ready to face justice in the
United States" Mr.. GaynOr is quoted
as saying TO a correspondent Of the
Syracuse. y. Y. Standard. I'VE are
not afraid to face the courts of the
United States. We feel confident
that given a fair trial we will be
acquitted. We have put up good
fight in Canada. We looked for
square deal here, but we did not get