Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-29
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u natlNe Oh NeNDcIi, ~ S'' anu "eA'
about fifty years of age. He first be-
came known in business life as TO-
bacco drummer. Then he became In
terested in religious work and went to
preaching. After a time his voice fall
ed and he made a lucky investment ir
the Beaumont, Texas. oil fields. Fol-
lowing this he opened an office In st
Louis as a mining promoter and was
engaged In this business at the time
OF his death.
Fred Merriott, holder Of the worlds
automobile speed record, had narrow
escape from death at Ormond Beach'
Fla, last Friday afternoon. Merriott
was driving large Stanley steam car
and was making an effort to lower the
speed record. After he had gotten his
machine up to a rate of 125 miles an
hour the front wheels struck some
small bumps on the beach, which threw
the car into the air. AS the car came
down It struck on only two wheels
running for some distance in this way.
Merriott made desperate efforts to force
the car down on its four wheels and In
his twistings and turnings upset the
machine turning 1t completely over
While the car was overturned 1t skid
ded along for some distance before IL
was finally demolished. Merriott es-
caped with one rib broken, one eye
badly damaged and many bruises.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has writ
ten to the senate of North Carolina
letter In which she declines to accept
pension of 800 a month under reso-
luton that was recently introduced. Il
most welcomingly appreciate this pa
triotic and loyal tribute to the name OF
my here husband" she says, "but do
not feel that would be justified In ac-
cepting It. I am informed that the
laws of North Carolina limit all PEN
sions to those who have not $500 OF
personal property, and as do not
come under the law, respectfully re-
quest that the bill be withdrawn" Mrs.
Jackson suggests that the money pro-
posed in her behalf be appropriated for
the relief Of destitute widows Of Con-
federate veterans. In accordance with
the desire of Mrs. Jackson the bill call
i.:g for the pension was withdrawn
from the calendar.
Representative Livingston of Geor-
gia and Burson' Of Texas, together In
troduced a resolution in the house last
Saturday directing the bureau OF cor
porations to the department OF COM
merce and labor to make an investiga-
tion of the New York Cotton exchange.
The scope Of the organization Is to be
1.-The organization, capitalization, prof.
II, conduct and management OF the
business of said New York Cotton ex-
change and its managing board OF said
corporation or corporate combinations.
The investigation Is to be with the
view Of ascertaining whether the fiuc-
tuation "and unnatural depression In
the price of cotton Is due to any COM
bination or conspiracy which inter-
feres with commerce amoung the sew
eral states and as to whether prices
have been manipulated on the New
York Cotton exchange"
The president told some Oklaho-
ma visitors at the White House last
Saturday that unless the constitution
al convention Of Oklahoma modifies
the proposed provision relating to
railroads and make 1t conform to the
constitution Of the United States he
would not approve 1t. The president
said. according to Representative
Watson of Indiana, who accompanied
the callers that while he could not
be supposed to be friend Of the rail-
roads, yet he believed the constitution
should contain some provision where
by the roads could protect themselves
when necessity arises. One Of the
provisions to which 1t Is said the pres
Ident objects is that preventing rail-
roads employing help to protect their
property in case Of a strike and to
guard their trains. The proposed
provision regarding railroads has beer
reported to the convention by the
AA~>
yet been acted on.
Washington, January 25: The COM
promise denatured alcohol bill agreed
upon by the house committee on ways
and means carries a provision that the
measure shall not become effective un-
til after September 1, 1908, to give
time to prepare regulations for the
manufacture OF alcohol by small manu-
facturers not connected with distiller-
les. Representatives who have been
active In getting a measure prepared
to enable small manufacturers to make
denatured alcohol were anxious to have
the present law amended Immediately
but the treasury department insisted
that time must be had to frame regu-
lations under which locked stills and
tanks may be used by farmers desiring
to make alcohol in small plants. The
present law permits only distilleries
and factories having large denaturine
warehouses to engage in the manufac-
ture Of the alcohol designed for fuel
light and manufacturing purposes, anc
the bill just reported by the house
committee is designed to permit farm
ers to convert their products into alco-
hol.
Asheville special of January y
to the Charlotte Observer: Charle
c. Collins, of color. owner of six acre:
Of land and log cabin situated clos'
to the famous Biltmore house o
George w. Vanderbilt, has at last ca
pitulated and today for a considera
ton OF $4,000 sold his holdings TO Mr.
Vanderbilt The story OF the cabin
and the effort of the New York mil
liOnaire TO purchase II and the few
acres of land makes interesting read
ing. During the past ten or tifteel
years the thousands of visitors t
Asheville and the Biltmore estate AM
Biltmore house have been told o
Charles Collins, the log cabin. the si'
acres of land and the refusal of tn
negro TO sell to Mr.. Vanderbilt. Man.
he uara fakep nf the ga bil