Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31


risks destroyed or damaged, the de-
duction for amounts to be recovered
from reinsurance, the deduction FOR
estimated salvage, the total deduction
and the net amount of loss as shown
by the records June 80, 1906. The
gross amount of insurance involved
by all 1913 companies was $222.SS6,-
3O7; the reinsurance, $65,246,771; sal
wage, $33,S14,460, and actual loss,
$132,S23,067. The company with the
largest net loss is the Hartford Fire OF
Connecticut, according to the report.
Its loss is s6,1S6,701.
New York, July rs; Encased in
a Theoretically sealed copper envelope
placed within solid mahogany coffin,
the body of Russell Sage was placed
In a chilled steel case. four inches
thick, riveted with steel bolts, locked
with a lock which can only be opened
from the inside, and lowered into a
grave at Troy, carpeted and lined with
evergreens on which the clods were
heaped and the mound built. The
steel case weighs three tons. 1t was
shipped to Oakland cemetery. Troy
yesterday. Immediately after the
steel box and contents were lowered
into the grave, electrical connections
were made and immediate warning
will be given If any attempt is made
to tamper with the remains. Extra
ordinary efforts to thwart possible
grave robbers were sanctioned by Mrs.
Sage and her closest friends. Expen-
ditures in this direction will be greater
than ever known in the burial of
private individual. The coffin, alone,
of solid mahogany with its copper
inside envelope, trimmings and
handles, cost approximately $1,000.
The steel case and its patent unpick-
able lock cost $4,000.
THE New York Tribune says: The
authorities in the Philippines have
been exploring some of the unknown
islands and have come upon some val
liable possessions. The report has
been received of a visit made to the
Island of Tara, in the Calamaines
group, where it was reported, an eX-
tensive salt mine existed. The only
inhabitants were a few wild and ap-
parently entirely naked Tagbanuas,
who fed when approached and hid in
the thickets. where they could not be
found. There is no real salt mine"
on Tara island, but there is an ex-
tensive basin near the sea into which
salt water can be led through a short
ditch at the time of the highest tides
Of the year. At the proper time
pure sea water is admitted to this
basin. Communication with the sea
is then cut off, and as there is little
inflow of fresh water, the suns heat
suffices to cause complete evapora-
ton. The bottom of the basin is
some Is feet below sea level, and
when the evaporation is complete
there remains a crust of salt several
inches thick. 1t is obvious that the
Tagbanuas who inhabit this island do
not modest it's feathered denizenS, for
the swallows were extraordinarily
tame, and repeatedly alighted upon
members of the party while they were
resting on the beach.
The recent discoveries made by
the expedition under the auspicies of
the British School of Archaeology in
Egypt, founded by Prof. Petrie, says
a London dispatch, are of more than
ordinary Importance and interest. The
greater part of the work was done in
the land of Goshen in which the Is
raelites dwelt during their prosper
ity under the vizirship of Joseph, and
also where, during their bondage
they built the store cities for Pha-
raoh. There were also other prob
lens to be solved Between $500 and
1900 B. c. Egypt was Overrun by a
hord of Asiastic cOnquerers known
as the Hyksos. Having subjugated
Egypt they built a city in the fertile
land of Goshen, which they called
Avaris. This city has never been dis
covered, but Prof. PetTie has found
the remains of a camp city at Tal-el-
Juhudiyeh. Another important dis
covery was the finding of the second
store city built by the Israelites and
called Rameses 1t was identified by
its ruins at Tel-el- Retebeh. The
ruins of the temple built by the Jewish
high priest OniaS, who fled from the
prosecutions under AntiochuS Epi-
phanes, were found in a mound on the
west side of Tel-el-Jehudiyeh. Many
important and valuable antiquities
were unearthed by the exploring party
and are now on exhibition at Univer-
sity college, in this city, where they
will remain to the end of the month.
The work of the school has been re-
markably successful during the past
year.
- Lieutenant Clarence England,
navigating officer of the United States
cruiser, Chattanooga, was wounded
off Chefoo, China, last Saturday at
noon by a rifle bullet fired by a
member of the crew of the French
armored cruiser, Dupetit ThOrus, and
died about six hours later. The Chat
tanooga, with Lieutenant England on
the bridge, was proceeding from the
harbor to the target range, just out
side, and was passing the French
squadron. which was anchored near
the American squadron and was en-
gagged in small-arms practice. The
Chattanooga, after several bullets
had struck on the ship, signalled to
the Frenchmen to cease firing, but
before this was accomplished Lieu
tenant England was struck in the
back, at the base of the spine, proba-
bly, by a ricochet bullet, which left his
body under the arm. The naval Off
GERS in Washington believe that the
shooting was entirely accidental and
It is expected that the French officials
will make ample apologies. Many ma
val officers have had experiences which
show how such accidents could occur.