Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-18
straps aud faets,

panying vice OF harlotry, ana Wnere
his money is taken from him by
gamblers and thieves"
The navy department, says a
washington dispatch, has received a
report from Rear Admiral Evans,
commanding the Atlantic feet, in which
he scathingly rebukes the people Of
Portland, Me-, for their attitude to-
ward sailors from the battleships In
diana and Iowa during a recent trip
to that port. The sailors, says Ad-
miral Evans, were conducting them
selves In an orderly manner on shore,
and were subjected to gross indigni-
ties and set upon by policemen and a
citizen who drew a gun upon them.
The admiral claims that sailors were
denied admittance to places of amuse-
ment, notably a skating rink, because
they wore sailors uniforms. Secretary
Of the Navy Bonaparte, will take up
the subject of indignities to American
seamen in uniform in his next annual
report to congress, and will recon-
mend the passage Of law which viii
insure to wearers of the United States
uniform proper recognition of their
rights by civilians.
Receiver Earle OF the defunct Real
Estate Trust company Of Philadelphia,
has worked out plan, which has been
eagerly accepted by depositors and
directors Of the concern, that 1t is be-
lieved will save the institution from
utter ruin and will eventually bring
the trust company out Of its tangle on
a dollar for dollar basis. Receiver
Earles plan Is that the directors of the
trust company shall raise $3,000,000 In
cash, which sum will be used to pay
of the claims Of the small deposit
tors, II they want their money. To the
large depositors, those having sums
ranging from $1,000 and upwards, it
is the plan to issue to them preferred
stock to the amount of two-thirds OF
their deposits, the balance to be paid
in cash IL desired. The capital Of the
reorganized trust company will prob
ably not be in excess of $5,000,000 Re
ceiver Earle's plan, although drawn up
in a very short space Of time, is COM
plete in all its details, and has been
enthusiastically received by both de-
positors and directors. The trust
company will resume business within
a few days. The amount of the failure
was $7,000,000.
The body of Henry K. Wampole,
head Of the well-known firm Of chem
ical manufacturers of Philadelphia,
was found floating in the North river,
opposite Weehawken, N. j., last Friday
morning. Mr.. Wampole had been
mysteriously missing since the Satur-
day previous, having eluded his two
attending physicians in a New York
hotel, who were taking him to a sani-
tarium in the Adirondack mountains.
For the past five years Mr.. Wampole
had been failing mentally, as result
of overwork His condition was not
considered at all serious, and he con-
tinued to attend to his business up to
a short time ago. The cause of his
final breakdown is supposed to be due
to the defalcation OF the company's
representative at Perth, Canada, Hen
~ M. Brick, who was a favorite OF
Mr. Wampole. When this occurred,
Mr. Wampole's mental decline was
rapid, and after considerable persua-
sion he consented to go to the Adiron-
dack sanitarium in the hope that he
would recover his mental balance. In
some way he eluded his attendants and
although every effort was made by the
New York police to find him, nothing
more was heard of the missing man
until his body was found floating on
the North river.
- officials OF the postoffice depart
ment, says Washington dispatch, are
very much gratif1ed with the results
of the educational campaign inaugur-
ated through the newspapers, with
view to reducing the number of pieces
Of mail matter received at the division
of dead letters. While the business of
the division Is naturally increasing, the
results Of the requests submitted
through the press, that writer's place
their own addresses in the upper left
hand corner of the letter or package
mailed, are greatly facilitating the re-
turn to writer's Of undelivered letters,
many Of which contain valuables.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
DeGraw has received a large number
Of newspaper clippings, containing
editorials and news items upon the
subject, calling the attention Of the
public to the large volume of mail
being lost, especially that containing
valuable enclosures, and emphasizing
the importance of placing the return
address upon all mail matter. The
consensus Of opinion among the news
paper writer's is that the daily press
is the best medium of reaching the
people in this connection, and all news
papers are urged to take up the mat
ter in their columns. Numerous sug
gestions also have been received at
the department from persons who have
read the newspaper articles, many of
the schemes being worthy of consid
GRAFTON and showing the ingenuity of
the average American. A local post
Office employee offers the suggestion
that some words of warning, such as,
Never mail a letter without putting
your name and address in the upper
left hand corner of the envelope" be
included in the cancelling stamps, thus
appearing on every piece Of mail de-
posted. Another suggestion is that
similar notices be placed on the street
letter boxes and at the depositing
places in postoffices.
Developments of the past few days
go to show that President Roosevelt
considers the situation in Cuba as
rather serious. When the insurrection
began three or four weeks ago, it was
supposed to be but momentary ripple
and would be over in a few days. The
insurgents. however, have been gain
ing in numbers steadily and drawing