Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-31

then again into New YORK STATE,
landing at Oakdale. The balloon
was at all times under complete con-
troll Of the Operators. A height Of
10000 feet was reached by the bal
loonists.
The Standard Or company means
to monopolize as nearly as possible,
the manufacture of denaturized al
cohol In the United States. After the
passage Of the denatured alco-
hoI bill by the recent congress
the Standards experts after con-
siderable experiments, decided that
denatured alcohol cannot be man
ufactured cheap enough to seri-
ously compete with gasoline. How
ever, as there will be considerable
demand for alcohol for manufactur-
Ing purposes the Rockefeller inter-
ests want to control the output The
Standard has made offers for large
alcohol distilleries at Peoria, ILL.,, and
on refusal of the alcohol plant to
accept the price offered, has threat
ened to put up distilling plants to
manufacture alcohol. The Standard
Oil company figure that control Of
the alcohol business will prove very
profitable.
The Real Estate Trust company
of Philadelphia, the second largest
trust company of that city, closed its
doors last Tuesday afternoon, as the
result Of sensational disclosures fol-
lowing the death Of its president.
Frank K Nipple, which occurred
the Friday previous. The capital
and surplus of the defunct COM
pany was s2,700,000, and 1t had de-
posits of over $7.5OO.000 The COM
pany was established in 1895 to con-
duct a general trust, banking and
real estate business, and was gener-
ally considered one OF the strongest
financial Institutions in the country,
the trust funds invested by the COM
pany amounted to $26,000,000, be-
sides corporation mortgages and
trust securities amounting to over
$6O,000,000. meeting of the Clear
ing House association of Philadel-
phia, was held Tuesday with view
to raising funds to tide the company
over its troubles, but investigation
disclosed the condition Of the insti-
tuition to be in such shape as NOT to
warrant the association in lending
assistance. AS result OF this de-
ofofar, fhA 1n0ro of tho oonnar,, xryar.o
closed and receiver appointed by
the courts to administer its affairs.
In round numbers the failure will
amount to s7,000,000.
= Havana. August 20: A direct bid
by the Cuban insurgents for American
Intervention In the revolution was
made today in statement by Colonel
Asbert, insurgent leader in Havana
province, whose force numbers about
$50 men. Colonel Asbert said: Il have
orders from my superior officers to the
effect that II the government does not
accede to the insurgents demands by
September Is, I am 10 begin an active
campaign, destroying trains and burn
ing property without respect to for
eign ownership. We prefer another
American Intervention which would
guarantee legal elections, for which we
are contending. In order to avoid con-
bloodshed, we are changing camps
every eight hours" Captain Pepy
Cardenas, President Palma's personal
military aide-de-camp, started this af-
ternoon with 200 mounted men in the
direction Of Guines, Havana province,
with the object Of encountering the in
surgent force commanded by Colonel
Asbert.
Governor Hayward has the fol-
lowing letter from the war depart
ment with reference to use Of the
upper Savannah for power purposes
and with reference to navigation,
etc: 'I thank you very much for
your communication of August %,
1906, in reference to dams across the
Savannah river. 1t will be of great
value to me in the preparation of my
ASE'OIIB hO" III PLO6ICSS- L
agree with you in recognizing the
value and Importance OF the dams
and other structures which have
been erected for Industrial purposes
and I am sure that 1 have personally
no desire to disturb them in any way.
We must not forget, however, the
prior right Of navigation, which has
always existed and which the hum
blest citizen can claim. 1t does not
matter II the navigation was difficult
and capable only of a very limited
use. / do not see why, at moderate
expense, arrangements might not be
made at these dams TO permit the
passage of small vessels which can
that the construction of locks and
dams is an ideal method of improv-
ing rivers. 1t is in very general use
in France, and 1 should be glad to
see 1t established on all Of our fresh
water streams. The navigation is
greatly improved by dams, and the
water power developed by them can
be used for industrial purposes with
out any inconvenience to navigation" I"
Caught by the anchor of balloon
and whirled 500 feet in the air over
the heads of 5000 spectators, Mrs.
Roper Of Brooklyn, was seriously
but not fatally hurt at the Ulster
county fair at Ellenville, New York.
last Tuesday. A professional woman
aeronaut, who has been making
daily ascensions at the fair grounds
in a hot air balloon, had just entered
the car that afternoon and was about
to give the order to cast off when the
balloon broke loose and sailed up
wards with the anchor trailing. Be-
fore the bystanders could scatter, the
anchor fuke caught in the dress Of
Mrs. Roper and she was whipped
into the air screaming. AS soon as
the woman in the balloon caught
sight of her involuntary fellow-voy-
ager swinging far below at the end Of
the rope, she at once pulled the safe
ty cord. The balloon, which by that
time had reached an altitude OF 500