Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-07

lives OF score Oh pdSSehsers ehu
preventing a wreck by tagging train
with her red petticoat, Mamie Gibson,
IL wears old a barefooted mountain
girl, has received n reward from the
Southern railway, and 1t is just what
Mamie had said that she wanted most,
an education. She has received let
ter from the company agreeing to
give her a college education and to
see that she is we'll provided for.
Mamie lives in a little mountain hut
with her father and mother in the
Black mountains. A big slide oc-
Cured on the mountain while she was
at home alone. A heavy train was
stopped by her ten feet from where
the mountain had caved in. Below
was an abyss several thousand Feet
deep.
John H. Mitchell, United States
senator from Oregon, was convicted
by a jury at Portland last Monday
night. for completely in the enor-
NOUS land frauds which for months
have provided the most startling
graft developments In the history OF
the country. The specific charge OF
which the verdict Of guilty was
rendered against Mitchell was the
practicing before the department OF
the United States government Tor
compensation while occupying the or
fee of United States senator. Mitch
ell was indicted by the federal grand
inry December 81 last, and he has
been a resident of Washington and
Oregon for forty-four years. He was
born in Pennsylvania In 1880 ana
obtained a common school education.
He later studied and practiced law
and moved to California, thence 10
Oregon, where he was chosen men,
ber of the United States senate In
1872 and served until 1879. He was
reelected In 1885 and again in.lSsl.
His fourth election took place In 1901
H P. Bledsoe, son Of Jim" Bled-
soc, whose life suggested the famous
poem, "Jim Bludso, Of the Prairie
Belle" to John Hay, Is living In Dem
YER. saws a Denver special to the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. Although John
Hays poem Is not exactly taken from
nv fathers life" said Mr.. Bledsoe last
night, "it was undoubtedly suggested
by Il. Ny father lived nearly all OF
his years In Warsaw, ILL.,, and was
famous character among the river men,
II was his knowledge Of my fathers
life and character that suggested the
poem. Jim Bludso' to- Mr.. Hay, or so
I have always been told. My father
died three months ago, and up TO the
time of his death he always kept up
his old friendship for John Hay ana
his father. Back east we always
were known as the Bludsos, although
our name is spelled entirely different.
But / am so young that I cannot re-
member much about the time when
the poem was written. Ny father
lived in Warsaw from 1888 to 1885 ana
celebrated his golden wedding there'
He led a hard life on the river, and
guess what John Hay said Is pretty
near true"
Washington July s: The report OF
the postoffice department giving rural
delivery statistics for the past year Is
lust out and is very interesting as an
indication Of the way new routes are
being established all over the United
States. In South Carolina, the total
number Of petitions referred to the
department were 1000, and Of this
number 476 were adversely reported.
July 1, 1904, there were in South Car
olina 331 routes in operation, and al
this time there are AIS, gain OF lao.
There are now pending before the de-
partment l3S petitions from South
Carolina asking for new routes. VI
this number 1t is probable that some
will be granted and the whole number
for the year will then be considerably
augmented. This rapid increase In the
number of new routes in the country
is a splendid index to what the peo-
pie are doing. In some locaiitles'
where a few years ago the people re-
ceived few papers and seldom ex-
changed letters, mails are now deliver
ed once, and some times twice day,
giving the rural man as good chance
TO keep in touch with the world as his
city friend. The gratifying gains made
in South Carolina speak well for the
people Of the state.
Suyindla which
has been operated in Boston for
months and found thousands OF VIC
tins In surrounding towns, has just
been uncovered by secret service men
from Washington, operating with the
Boston squad. The lottery has peen
known as the Havana Bond associa-
ton, operating with the Louisiana ana
Honduras lottery gang. The ring
leader is said to be c. H. Davis, alias
Adams, alias Lawson, who left the
city shortly after falling to compro-
mise with a prize winner. His selling
agent was Max Schleer, who worked
the barber shops and small stores In
greater Boston. The first informa-
tiOn came ITOHl SlldliSS ooJtS'
barber who, finding he couldn't get
his prize Of $3.50 on one-fourth
ticket for the capital prize OF
$4,000 notified the police. Sayre
saws that Schleer can be located in
st. Louis, where he has brother-in-
law conducting a grocery businss.
Davis, he thinks. is hiding in New
York. Three big branches have been
closed up by the officers and thous-
ands of tickets and drawings have
been confscated.
New York, July 4: my discovery
of the pole means additional pres
tige for my country and should an
American be the first to plant the
stars and stripes at the summit OF
the frozen north. we'll. it may be that
10000, 900 of my countrymen ana
countrywomen would feel one thrill
of pride worth all the hardships and
all the sufferings my trip Is going
to cost" Thus spoke Lieutenant Rob-
ert F.. Peary, United States navy, just