Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-05
Scraps aud fafts.

calities in Alabama, practically all or
the cotton crop in the districts east of
the Mississippi had been gathered by
the close Of the month, the same be-
ing true Of Louisiana, but in Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas and Oklahoma
and Indian Territory a small part Of
the crop Is still in the fields.
The BLACK Hundred" frequently
referred to in dispatches from Russia,
is an organization under the control OF
the autocracy, and is used principal
ly for. the purpose Of antagonizing
more or less we'll directed demonstra-
tions against the government. The
Black Hundred consists mainly OF des-
peradoes of the worst type; but they
pose as a political party and so far as
the government is concerned have the
same recognition that is given to 9TH
er organizations. The organization
claims to be aiming at the same end
that is sought by other revolutionists;
but when the real revolutionists un-
dertake a demonstration the Black
Hundred is usually on hand to make
trouble, and the resulting disturban-
ces are charged to the real revolu-
tionists. The Black Hundred is un-
der the complete control of the auto
cracy.
An Asheville dispatch says that
Geo. w. Vanderbilt has sold to w. S.
and w. l.. Alexander Of Charlotte, and
associates from other points. the
standing timber on his famous Pisgah
Forest reserve. The reserve contains
$1,000 acres Of virgin forest, with
800, 100000 feet Of marketable timber
The consideration will aggregate
nearly $2,0OO,000 in the final consum-
nation. 1t is said that twenty years
will be required to remove the lumber
The deal was consummated by B. F.
A. Saylor Of Rome, Ca, and Lentz &
Cutting Of Asheville. In addition to
the 3OO,OO0,O0O feet of lumber. the
boundary contains one million feet OF
tannic acid, and pulp woods. and 4O'-
900 cords of tan bark. The deal is the
largest ever consummated in Western
North Carolina. 1t is said that as
result of the transfer a furniture fac
tory and tannic acid plant will be
erected.
- Since its temperance about 1891,
says a London dispatch, Russian innu-
enza, or grip. has appaar"i year yer
wear, each season accompanied "y
different symptoms At first it was the
rheumatic type, which affected the
lungs in its later stages. This was tie
most fatal form the disease took af-
ter many variations. The physicians
report that the influenza this year Is
of the neuralgic type. Attacks OF neu-
ralgic headaches and facial pains are
now enormously prevalent. Harley
street specialist says he believes we
are in for a repetition of the head
aches and neuralgias OF the sixties.
These followed the outbreak OF intiu-
enza of 1S49-5O, after which, so far as
he has been able to retrace 1t. the
disease pursued the same cycle. fin
ishing with an epidemic of neuralgia
headache. He expects something or
the same sort for year or two TO
come. Another authority, who con-
firms what the specialist says, looks
forward to the disappearance OF in
fiuenza after a season or two. AS
some 80 per cent. of the population
must now have suffered from the dis
ease it will probably not return until
thirty or fifty years from now, ac-
cording as the immune population
dies out.
Washington, Dec. 2: AS President
Roosevelts special train was passing
through North Philadelphia at 7.SO this
evening, en- route to Washington, some
unknown person hurled a mason's
plumb bob through one of the windows
OF the combination car SalVius. The
implement was of iron and weighed
about two and a half pounds. 1t fell
at the feet of Major Webb Hayes,
son of the late President Hayes, who
was a passenger on the train. Frag-
ments of broken glass fell on Major
Hayes, but fortunately he was in no
wise injured. The car Salvius was
the forward car Of the train and might
easily have been mistaken for the
presidents private car. Major Hayes
was sitting at the window reading. A
profile view Of him Is not at all un-
like that of the president. No clue to
the thrower Of the missile was obtain
ed, although the incident was reported
to the officials Of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Philadelphia and the state
ment was made that it would be in
vestigated thoroughly. The president
himself knew nothing Of the matter
until an hour after it had occurred.
Railroad officials are inclined to the
belief that the plumb bob was thrown
by some boy, as incidents of similar
character have occurred before at about
the same point.
- The story of an unusually Sensa-
tional murder case comes from
Greensboro n. c., under date Of last
Saturday. Dr. ]. B. Matthews. a we'll
known physician, is charged with kill
Ing his wife. 1t seems that the couple
lived in a boarding house, and the
boarder In the next room heard a
noise in their room. The other board
er looked over the transom and saw
DR.. Matthews injected something into
his wife's arm. The situation seemed
to him not altogether right and he
went for a physician aid also brought
the coroner. When the other physi-
clan arrived, DR.. Matthews explained
that his wife had an overdose of NOR
phine. He was not willing for the 9TH
er physician to have anything to do
with the case: but undertook to make
another inj, ction in the woman's arm.
The other doctor and the coroner pre-
vented him. Subsequent investiga-
tion developed that the liquid Matthews
was seeking to inject was strychnine.
He had already injected enough to Kill
several people. and it is thought that
bfS loo desDerate att6mDt was in the