Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-27
Straps and facts.


of religious differences, one party sup
porting and another opposing Bishop
Hawaweene. There was riot be-
tween the contending factions few
nights ago and a score Of people were
stabbed. The situation has reached
point where merchants do not dare go
into the district to trade. with the Sy-
rians for fear Of being embroiled In
their quarrels. The police have been
unable to restore order.
Burglars last Tuesday morning
blew open the safe in the bank OF
Ridgeville, Indiana, stole $4,000, and
after a running battle with posse
Of citizens, in which the cashier and
two citizens were wounded, the burg
lars escaped. For more than an hour
the town was practically at the mercy
of the robbers, who openly walked
the streets shooting at everything,
apparently taking their time in leav-
ing town. Two charges Of dynamite
were exploded before the safe gave
way. A second blast aroused Cashier
r. c. Ransom, who ran into the
street. AS soon as he appeared the
robbers opened fire. This aroused
other citizens. There were seven In
the craeksmen's party.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the daughter
Of the president, arrived at San Fran
cisco last Tuesday from her far
IL n1 train for
Washington. In conversation with
friends she denied stories to the ef-
feet that she had received a proposal
of marriage from the sultan Of Sulu,
and also that she had jumped into
the water tank Of the steamer and
defied her sweetheart, Congress
man Nick Longworth, to follow. Miss
Roosevelt's presents were packed In
eight large cases and went through
from Yokohama in bond to Washing
ton. The collector Of the port wanted
to pass without examination her per-
sonal belongings, but this she refused.
Her things were examined, but none
were dutiable.
members of the consulting engineers
for the Panama canal. has written
letter to Zina r. Carter. president OF
the sanitary district Of Chicago, In
which he discusses canal conditions
The Isthmian canal commission made
the letter public last Tuesday. Mr..
Randolph says he expects the canal to
be completed before 1915. The work
OF preparation. he said, Is going speed
ily on, and when the equipment is on
hand and the organization is perfect
ed, at least $4,000 men will be required
on the canal. Much of the present
labor Is worthless, because the de-
mand is larger than the supply. The
application Of the 8-hour system to
the canal he regards as a lamentable
mistake, and will add about 25 per
cent to the cost Of labor. Mr.. Ran
dolph says the whole line is ''clut-
tered up with abandoned French ma
chinery," which cost $30,000,O0O and is
now valueless.
The report OF the National Ginner's
association was made public at Dallas,
Texas, last Thursday. 1t says: I'VE
estimate the amount of cotton ginned
to October Is to be between 100000
and 4,5OO,O00 bales. These reports
show about 45 per cent of the crop
ginned and indicate a crop Of 10000
900 bales. Florida has ginned 33,742,
against 36,724 last year, crop Is S3 per
cent short. Georgia has ginned l,O23,-
800 bales against 1,113,0O0 bales last
year and the crop is 23 per cent short,
about so per cent of the cotton being
held for 10 and IL cents since the re-
cent decline. South Carolina has
ginned $4,000 against 607,6S6 last year,
and the crop Is "a per cent short Of
last year. About 40 per cent Of the
cotton is being held for higher price"
The census bureau at Washington is
sued a bulletin on the same day. 1t
showed the cotton ginned in the United
States to Oct. Is, to be 4,940,728 bales,
counting round bales as half bales,
against 6,417,S91 bales last year. The
report of the census bureau caused sem
sational fluctuations in the New York
cotton market Thursday. Before the
report was issued the market was nerv-
Gus on rumors that the report would
show fully 100000 bales. Following
the report within 10 minutes January
shot up 81 points to 1910, and other
months showed similar activity.
- Middletown, New York, October
"a: BY the confession Of Charles
Boos until few days ago the general
superintendent of the Waikiki Termi-
nal lines, in Orange county, a spec
tacular mystery has been solved. Ac-
cording to the police, he admitted to
them that he had robbed one of the
largest department stores in the city,
besides several residences in the last
few months. Boos jokingly reminded
the police that he himself had raised
the hue and cry one night a few
weeks ago when a burglar was chased
out of the residence of F. P. S. Crane,
a wealthy man. He said the police
were close on him before he got out
of the house and that he ran ahead
OF them shouting: stop thief"
Catch that mani" This ruse worked
40 we'll that Boos resorted to 1t a few
nights later when he had forced his
way into the home of ]. l.. Pendleton
and from which he was frightened by
an alarm. Boos Is regarded as
modern social highwayman. He drew
a large salary as superintendent Of
the big transit corporation and lived
In good style on one of the princi-
pal streets of the city. He was pop
ular in society and dressed in the
latest fashion. He was apparently
one Of the busiest men in the town,
and he was seemingly an exemplary
man of business. A search of Boos'
fine apartment revealed valuable
plunder for which the police have
long been looking and which, it is
alleged, had been taken from depart
ment stores and private residences.
Confronted with the goods, Boos, 1t
IS said. confessed.