Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-20
Scraps aud faets.

terday ana saved the lie OF rose NC
Cowan, 13 years old, the daughter Of a
contractor who had fallen into the wa
ter while gathering moss along the
river bank. Wilding, who happened to
be picnicking in the vicinity with the
children from the orphanage, went to
the rescue, while several men stood by
apparently afraid to make the venture.
The girls father says he will care for
the orphan in the future and will also
bring the act to the attention of those
in charge of the Carnegie hero medal
fund.
New York Tribune: A skunk en-
tered the auditorium Of the Hanover
Park summer theater at Meriden, Con-
necticut the other night and rubbed
against some openwork hosiery. The
awful cry of Skunk" rang out and
500 persons in the audience were
thrown into a panic. The narrow eX-
its were soon blocked by men and
women clambering over high railing
to safety. Patrolman Kelly, who is
unfamiliar with skunks, tried to catch
1t. He did and retreated. Frank NC
Nabb, who had fled. returned to the
theater with a club. Cornering the
skunk he killed 1t by a blow on the
head. He went home by a circuitous
route. The performance was called on.
Casablanca, August II: The town
Is quiet and business is being transact
oNrfhn
engaged in clearing up the streets,
burying the dead and collecting proper
ty. The commandant is making DOM
iciliary visits in search Of loot, OF
which an immense quantity has been
collected. The number of persons kill
ed in and about Casablanca has been
greatly exaggerated. Probably about
a thousand men were killed in the
fighting and massacre. The. majority
were Arabs killed by the fire of the
warships. Only 5000 people remain In
Casablanca, the rest have fled to Gil
braltar, Tangier or Spain. The town
is now completely under the control OF
the French and Spanish authorities and
no further trouble inside need be fear
ed.
Watauga, N. c., Democrat: Some
weeks ago Mrs. Rebecca Sanders OF
Stony Fork, an aged widow living
alone in a one room house departed
this life and to all appearances died in
almost abject poverty, leaving one son,
Warren Sanders. After her demise a
search of her humble quarters was
made, and carefully concealed here and
there about the room was found $500
in cash, representing the small earn
ings Of long life Of self-denial. Much
of the silver was very much corroded
and showed that it had not been hand
led for many years. The paper cur
rency was nicely preserved, but was,
in the main, of very old series. Her
much loved cash is now in the vaults
OF the Watauga County bank, to the
credit of her son, and she is beyond
want.
Belfast, August 16: About 100
girls, who are employed in a flax mill
in the Falls district, began a discussion
this afternoon of recent events in the
city, and as they were about equally
divided as to politics and religion a
conflict ensued. The overseers Of the
factory endeavored to separate the
combatants so as to prevent them
from wrecking the interior of the fac
tory, but as they failed in this the
whole lot OF girls were eventually driv-
en- outside. In the street the fight as
sumed the proportions of pitched
battle, the girls effectively using their
hands and feet. Several elderly wom-
en-, In endeavoring to act as peace
makers, themselves became embroiled
fore the Amazons could be induced to
cease fighting.
New York, August II: The tenth
annual issue of F. T. James Fighting
Ships Of 1907" which is one Of the rec
ognized authorities on the navies of the
world, and which has just been pub
lished in London, England, puts the
United States second among the
naval powers Of the world with the
English first. Speaking of the United
States navy, Mr.. Jane in his preface
says: 1.-The extraordinary high figures
for United States ships affords food for
considerable thought, for both in ships
with high powered guns or impervious
to vital injury at long range, the Unit
ed States fleet Is superior to any other
navy in the world. Even by the in
clusion of 40 calibre 12-inch types ex-
tinct so far as new ships are concern
ed, the United States Is an extremely
good second and the corresponding
lead in invulnerability outside 1000
yards is considerably increased" For
the first time the navies of Mexico and
Peru are included in the book this
year. Mexico has eight vessels in COM
mission and two small cruisers and
eight torpedo boats authorized. The
Peruvian navy consists of two small
cruisers and gunboats.
New York, August Il: John M.
Daley Of Chicago, al accountant was
a witness today before former Judge
by Judge Pritchard of North Carolina,
to take testimony that will determine
the constitutionality of the q cent pas
senger rate law of North Carolina. Mr..
Daley gave various figures showing the
cost of running a railroad. He said it
cost three times as much for local
hauling as 1t does for hauling trains
over a direct one hundred mile stretch
or a longer distance. Former Con-
gressman Woodward. one of the rep
resentatives of the North Carolina cor
poration commission, cross-eXamined
Mr.. Daley, who said that North Caro-
lima was one of the most expensive
states in which to operate railroad;
there were very few large cities in
North Carolina and consequently there
was no large volume of business either
from a passenger or freight stand