Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-27
Sc raps aud fatts.

ciality of handling cotton futures. The
charges were made in the lower house
of the legislature Tuesday by Rep
resentative Anderson. Mr.. Anderson,
while failing to name the officers, al
legged he had information connecting
certain officials with the bucket shop
and speculation in cotton futures.
President Jordan requests Mr.. Ander-
son to present his charges to the COM
mittee next Monday.
There are about $4,000 automo-
biles at present in the United
States. There were 121,369 automo-
biles registered in twenty-eight states
up to the first of June of this year.
About 10000 of the automobiles are
practically out of commission, ac-
cording to the records of the Motor
Directories company. New York
leads with 3O,S47 registrations, New
Jersey second with $500, Massachu-
setts third with 15,2OS, Pennsylvania
fourth with 10000, Ohio fifth with
1000, California has 5000, Kentucky
has $50, Oregon has 275, and South
Dakota 462. The largest individual
registrant of automobiles at Albany
is John Jacob Astor, with thirty-one
cars, though four of these have been
cancelled, leaving a total of twenty
seven machines still registered in his
name. More than half of these are
of American manufacture, the total
value being more than $150,O0O.
Col. A. A. Pope, who became cell
ebrated years ago as a bicycle manu-
facturer and of late has become
builder of automobiles, was in San
Francisco during the earthquake pc
riod. Driven from his hotel, he
sought other quarters and finding an
auto standing in the street asked its
lone occupant to drive him to anoth-
er hotel. Machines busted" was
the chauffeurs laconic remark. "Oh,
know all about automobiles" said
Col. Pope affably, 'let me see"
You do, hey?" said a gruff voice at
his elbow. Col. Pope turned to re-
gard a burly sergeant of infantry
with a squad of soldiers at his back.
They didn't look like men that could
be bribed, pursuaded or bullied. 1--WE
need men like you," continued the
sergeant, 80 you'll have to come
with us. Step along" Col. Pope
stepped and spent the next six days
repairing automobiles for the mill
tary authorities.
One of the most remarkable
cases Of resuscitation ever reported
to the life saving service has just
been sent in by Superintendent
Knowles of the Third district. The
case is that of Robert Mooney, who
was thrown into the water near
Wakefield, r. l., on July 4, by the
capsizing of the boat, and according
to the official report, remained under
water for twenty-three minutes.
When first aid was given from three
and one-half quarts to a gallon of
water was expelled from the lungs.
A second operation brought another
pint of water from Mooney, who bore
all the appearances of a drowned
man. Artificial respiration was en-
ployed for an hour and forty eight
minutes before the first signs of re-
turning consciousness were appar-
ent. Friction and hot stones were
then applied and the bellows move
ment continued. The patient did not
.loNa
the next day after the accident.
- Salisbury, n. c., July "a: A new
turn was taken today in the case
against the murderers of the Lyerly
family, when a written confession
was placed in the hands of Sheriff
D. r. Julian of Rowan county, hav-
ing been forwarded from Mecklen-
burg Jail. The statement is signed
by Alexander Massey and w. N.
Mitchell, two of the five prisoners
charged with the crime. 1t declares
that Jack Dillingham;, another pris-
oner, and white man, whose name
is withheld, killed Lyerly, his wife,
a son and a daughter. because of
dispute between Lyerly and the wife
of Dillingham;, tenant of the Lyerly
farm. The statement recites that
Dillingham; does not deny the deed
and is not afraid to confess, as he is
now assured of protection in the
Charlotte Jail. All efforts to ascer-
tain the name of the white man said
to be connected with the crime have
thus far been unavailing. The story
that a white man had a hand in the
crime is not believed by the officers
here.
-Asheville, July "a: News was
received here today of the killing of
Hiram Wilson at Shelton Laurel, in
Madison county, Friday afternoon,
by Fred Sans, rural mail carrier,
some 20 years of age. Particulars of
the killing are lacking. II is said,
however, that Wilson made Sans
climb down from his wagon. and
that the mail carrier suddenly turned
on the desperate and killed him.
Wilson was considered the most des-
perate man in western North Caro-
lima. He was a blockader and muir
derer. He killed his brother, state
Senator Seeb Wilson, at Burnsville,
Yancey county, four years ago and
was acquitted. About twenty years
ago he was tried for blockading be-
fore Judge Long. found guilty and
sentenced to four years in the peni-
tentiary. Judge Long had the man
shackled and hand-cuffed in the
court room and sent to Raleigh with
a guard of fifteen men. He was par
doned after years servitude. Some
twelve years ago Hiram Wilson killed
Young Honeycutt, in Yancy county,
in cold blood. There were four trials
and he was finally acquitted.
Charlotte Observer: The Chatta-
nooga Times says that the report of
the expert chemist employed by the
Little Rock. Ark. board of trade to
investigate the claim that high grade
paper can be made from the cotton
stalk. has just been made. thoroughly