Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-26
Scraps aud fatts.

on account OF SerNlceS
her husband, the noble Confederate
chieftain, during the Mexican war
The bill was first introduced In the
senate by Senator Overman and pass
ed that body. Yesterday 1t was pass
ed by the house. There was gooo
deal of interest in this pension DILL
Mrs. Jackson is not in reduced CIR
cumstances. but those pushing the
hill declared she did not have enough
of the worlds goods to support her
as became the widow of Stonewail
Jackson. Congressman Nicholas Long
worth. who is a member OF the mousse
committee on pensions, supported the
hill actively. Mrs. Jackson now lives
in Charlotte, n. c., and the oeiesa-
tion from North Carolina all interest,"
ed themselves in her behalf.
jamestown Island, comprising l.
500 acres of land, has just changed
hands. the property being acquired
bv D. r. Creecy and associates some
~ whom are Norfolk capitalists, The
ocouisition carries with 1t aosolule
ownership of the island with the eX-
cention of about twenty acres the
property Of the Historical society oi
Virginia. The new purchasers arc
forming a company which VIII op-
orote q line of boats between the eX-
,osition grounds and the island ana
hatwaen the island and this city. Il
,s also learned that the poats VIII
nrobably run between washington
ond baltimore and the island. James
town island Is situated In james river
o,vtv-eieht and three-fourth miles De-
Low the head of the tide water, al the
foot of the Richmond rapids ana NJ
weight miles above the virginia
conas It Is two and three quarter
MILES long. with width varying from
ohout 400 wards at it's head to about
one and three-fourth miles at its low
er extremities.
The Thaw trial was adjourned last
Thursday until Monday Win Mis'
Harry K. Thaw still on the stano' 'e
ror,a's withering cross examination not
vet half completed. In his cross eA
animation Mr. Jerome referreu ire
ouently to voluminous bunch VI
manuscript, which evidently contained
comnlete history Of Mrs. Thaw's hre'
The understanding is that the inror-
nation was furnished by Mrs. Thaws
mother and brother. The object OF ti'e
cross-examination was to discreolt 'he
testimony of Mrs Thaw as far as
nossible and to make her lie. II was
terrible ordeal through which the "o-
man was put; but she was ready WITH
her answers and did not seem us
nosed to conceal anything. 1t was re-
norted Friday and Saturday that Je-
rome would probably try upon ne"
tack and make an effort to have Thaw
adiudged a lunatic and committed "
an asylum. Thaw's mother Is salu "
favor this arrangement; but that Is
merely a matter Of rumor. All Tic
Thaws deny the story that they nave
asraed TO settle money on Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw.
a dispatch from New York says:
According to what appears 10 DC
we'll authenticated story, Evelyn Nes-
hit Thaw is to receive $SOO'ooV ior
borine her soul to the world. A young
woman close to the family Is aulhor-
ity for the story that soon atter the
memorable roof garden tragedy the
girl had said she intended to sail a'
once for Europe and spend many
months In the seclusion OF southern
France. Immediately there was
conference of Thaw's counsel III
which the elder Mrs. Thaw had taken
mart. All realized there was no chance
of saving the young mans lie ana
they made her the offer OF $S0o'ooo'
The only condition was that she
should remain in New York-withih
the Jurisdiction Of the court-and De
on hand ready to take the stand ana
tell what led the slayer to attack the
architect A part OF the stlpulatoh
was that Evelyn would receive the
fortune. no matter what the outcome
of the trial might be. Evelyn Thaw
consented to the arrangement and the
money will be settled upon her as
soon as the trial is over. Mrs. VIII
liam Thaw it is said is personally re-
sponsible for the agreement.
There was a frightful marine dis
aster at Hook of Holland, on the
North sea, last week. The victims
were the passengers on the steamer
Rerlin. a steam vessel used principal
w TO transfer railroad trains across
from England to Holland. The pas
sage always more or less rough. was
unusually so last Thursday. Old sea
captains who made the trip on that
day say that conditions were the WORST
they had ever known. After being
pitched and tossed in a manner that
seemed to threaten destruction at any
moment the Berlin finally reached the
roadway at the Hook of Holland ana
within few moments would
hove been safe. But the vessel
could not be controlled in the ter
qible wind and was dashed ashore.
Within a few woments she broke
Il,
bottom. Tugs and small boats made
gallant efforts to approach; but were
anable to do so owing to the terribly
high seas. The life saving service.
one of the best in the world, worked
for thirty hours before it was able TO
establish more than temporary COM
munication with the distressed steam
er. Finally fifteen of the l43 people
aboard were taken off alive. The rest
had either gone down with the sunk
en- half of the ship. had been drown
ed subsequently or had frozen TO
death. The few who were rescued
were taken off the ship In terrible
plight. more dead than alive from
hunger and cold.
- Washington, February %: Amer
ica's pocket book was enriched by
practically $5OO.OOO.OO0 through its
expectations last year of cotton. the