Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-11
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the old abolition league did to create
sentiment against slavery. A number
of newspapers of that section pub
lish blanks for application for MEM
bership in the league and calls for
funds. The purpose Of the organiza-
ton Is to raise funds for the purpose
of creating sentiment In the south
against child labor and to influence
legislation In the southern states.
81 know you have child labor down
there" said one man to Mr.. Alexan-
der, because manufacture looms
made especially for children" Mr..
Alexander said that he was surprised
to see two cotton mills in operation
in Nova Scotia. All Of the cotton
used Is imported, Of course.
As the result of a stringency in
the New York money market last
week "call" money reached a very
high rate. varying from 25 to SS per
cent This stringency was largely due
TO the big demand for money In the
west to move the crops, and also be-
cause OF the large sums of money
being moved to San Francisco from
New York to pay insurance losses.
Recently Secretary Shaw Of the UNI
ted States treasury department has
been depositing large sums of money
in national banks, throughout the
country and some Of the banks have
In turn been loaning this money to
New York brokers and bankers at
a high rate of interest. Secretary
Shaw on last Friday issued an order
TO depository banks all over the coun-
try to the effect that If they had more
money on deposit than could be
used legitimately for local purposes
they were 10 return 1t to the United
States treasury and the money would
be placed in the banks where it could
be used for local purposes. This put
a stop to the loanIng Of call money
to Wall street brokers at high rates
of interest and as the result call
money had gotten down to 4 per
cent rate on Friday. Many conserv-
ative New York bankers endorse
Secretary Shaw's action, as it has a
tendency to steady the New York
money market.
- william Mattery, a Chicago aero
naut, is believed to have lost his life
last Thursday as the result Of his
fear of ridicule. 1t had been widely
advertised that Mattery would at
tempt to cross Lake Michigan on
Thursday in an airship at an altitude
OF $500 feet, starting from Oconto,
Mich. A large crowd had collected
to see the man take his life in his
hands. AS the aeronaut was prepar-
ing for the ascension he discovered
that there had been a serious break
In the machinery Of the airship and
so announced to the assembled
crowd. The mob, believing that
Mattery's statement was a ruse TO
abandon the attempt, began to guy
him, charging that he was afraid, etc.
In order to show the crowd that he
was no coward and to escape the guy
ing, he entered the defective airship
and started on his journey across the
lake, a distance Of 200 miles. The ma
chine rose to a considerable height,
fioated out over the lake, drifted into
contrary air currents and became un-
manageable. At dusk Thursday
evening the airship disappeared and
up to this time nothing has been seen
of it. 1t is supposed that Mattery
drifted around in the air for a time
and then finally dropped into the
lake. Scores of tugs and sail boats
are making a search on Lake Michi-
gan for some trace Of the missing
aeronaut and his craft.
The mining districts Of north
western Pennsylvania are being very
much annoyed by an Italian organi-
zation known as the BLACK Hand"
which was organized for the purpose
of blackmailing ignorant Italian la
borers and others. Numerous muir
ders and robberies are being laid at
the doors of the "Black Hand"
Organization. Operations are car
ried on in this manner: A person
is selected and a note reading some
thing like this is sent to the intended
victim: You have got TO pay us
money every pay day or we will kill
you. You must pay so much (stating
the amount). If you tell we will kill
you and throw your body in the
woods or in a mine" The note of
warning is unsigned except with a
black hand. If the victim comes
across he is then told he must join
the organization and pay an initia-
ton fee, which varies according to
ability to pay. The operations OF
the Black Hand are not confined to the
Italian population entirely; but busi-
ness men frequently receive threat
ening communications from the or
ganization, and there is no lack OF
cases where threats are carried out to
the point Of murder in case the de-
mands are not compiled with
promptly. Last week a troop OF
state constabulary attempted to ar
rest a member of the fraternity and
as result two constables and three
Italians lost their lives. The mem
bers of the Black Hand took refuge
in a house and were only dislodged
by the use of fire and dynamite by
the constables.
Great stress is being laid on the
hypocrisy of Frank K. Nipple, the
suicide president of the Real Estate
Trust company of Philadelphia
which failed a short time ago as the
result of embezzlements and other
crooked dealings on the part OF its
president. Nipple was so very strict
in his religion and morals that he
was held up as a model of the true
Christian gentleman. He was
great temperance advocate and under
no circumstances would he permit
the employment of any one who
drank wine or smoked or chewed to-
bacco. He would not ride on street
car on Sunday, except in cases OF
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