Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-02
Scraps and 9atts,

miles and workmen cannot get near
enough to it to attempt to control
the flow. The company owning the
property have offered a reward Of $l,-
600 to any person who can shut the
gas in. -.
Almost everybody in Russia Is
confident that sooner or later Car
Nicholas will die at the hand Of an
assassin. Such an out come is but a
question of time. A well laid plot
against the cars life, with every
chance Of success, was discovered Fri
day by the arrest Of two armed terror
lists in the Alexandra palace, at Peter
hof. The terrorists-a man and wo-
man-wele discovered in the quarters
of one of the palace servants. Emper-
or Nicholas had been away from Pc
terhof several days, but was expected
to return at almost any moment, and
1t Is presumed that the terrorists in
tended to lay in wait for an opportu-
nifty to shoot him while he was prom
enading or playing with his children IN
the palace grounds. The terrorists ap-
pear to be making every effort to as
sassinate the czar and his uncle, the
Grand Duke Nicholas.
Wing All Fong, a very wealthy
Chinaman died in China few days
ago. All Fong, made vast fortune
variously estimated at $10,0O0,000 to
$50, 100000 in the Hawaiian islands as
a sugar grower. He was half caste
Chinaman and married a Portuguese
woman and was the father Of thirteen
daughters. All Fong's home at Homo
lulu was a palace and he and his wire
entertained in. a most lavish style,
scores Of army and navy officers being
their guests at different times. Sew.
eral of the daughters, who are de-
scribed as being highly educated ana
beautiful women, married amy and
navy officers, one of thea being the
wife of Rear AdmIrsi Whiting Of the
navy. A few ysars ago All Fong NOV
ed back to china to live out his re-
naming. days in his native land, leaV-
ing MS wife and daughters at Homo
tdfu, with an almost unlimited fortune
at their command to continue to live
in the lavish style. that had been their
custom for years.
Bertha Beilstein, a notorious mat
ricide confined in the Dixmont insane
asylum near Pittsburg, Pa, made a
sensational escape from that institu-
ton last Thursday night. When the
Beilstein woman, was about sixteen
years of age, she shot her mother who
was a spirituallst. killing her instant
ly. After trial by jury she was ac--
quilted Of murder, but was sent to the
insane asylum as a dangerous charac-
ter. She had been there several years
and has given her relatives more or
less uneasiness by reason OF sending
them threatening letters. The wom-
ans escape is believed to be the cul-
mination Of plans long laid and care'
fully mapped out by the insane woman
on the inside and friend with lots OF
money outside the asylum walls. The
woman managed to get out Of the asy-
lum yard by bribing several nurses and
attendants. On the outside she was
met by her lover with an automobile.
Once in the automobile the pair made
fast time to a railway station some
miles away where they boarded train
for New york, with the intention of
sailing for Europe shortly after their
arrival in New York.
"A building which cost $4,000,000 to
contain furnishings costing over So
100000 is the rather peculiar condition
which is claiming the attention OF
Pennsylvania at this time. Several
years ago the state legislature passed
resolutions authorizing the building of
a state capitol building to cost $4,000
600. The commission was appointed
to carry out the provisions Of the res
olution. The building commission car
ried out its work and had balance to
it's credit Another commission was
put in charge of the furnishing and
decoration Of the building. The build
ing was furnished throughout with the
finest Of everything that could be had.
Among other items, the bronze chan
deliers throughout the building almost
totaled the sum Of $2,000,000. Mahog-
any bookcases and wardrobes were
constructed at a cost of s37 per lineal
foot. State Treasurer Berry makes
the charge that there are from two to
three million dollars overcharge In the
furnishings accounts, but he is unable
to find where the money went. The
architect who designed the building
and interior work received as COM
pensation for his work something over
$4,000
TO make a trip covering all OF Eu-
rope and England with the United
States as the ultimate destination and
then only be allowed three hours after
landing in New York, before beginning
return journey, could hardly be de-
scribed as a pleasure jaunt. This,
however, was the experience Of cou-
pie reaching New York last Thursday
on the Hamburg liner Koenig Albert,
and giving their names as Mr.. and
Mrs Gabriel Essipoff of Russia. When
the steamer docked at Hoboken and
the couple had declared their baggage
and were preparing to go ashore, they
were halted by a customs officer. They
were escorted to the customs office on
the wharf and confronted by the Rus
sian consul at New York. After an
examination Of about fifteen minutes
duration the customs commissioner or
dered them to be deported at once.
They were placed on the French liner
La Savoie and were soon on their way
to France. A customs officer gave 1t
cut that the woman in the case was
the wife of general In the Russian
army and had eloped with Essipoff,
who was on the official staff Of the
woman's husband. The elopement oc-
CURED about four months ago, and the
woman's husband has been following
them constantly ever since.
- Secretary Hesters weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement is
sued Friday shows: Amount brought