Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-30
Scraps aud facts.

permitting the removal OF JOnn I.
Gaynor from the Bibb county Jail to
Indian Springs. Ca, a health resort. in
the hope that Gaynor's life may be
saved. Gaynor suffers from asthma,
and was lately stricken with locomotor
ataxia. United States Marshal Riley
will accompany the prisoner. Benja-
min Greene. who was convicted with
Gaynor Of completely in the Savannah
harbor frauds, will remain in jail here
The case of Gaynor and Greene has
been appealed to the United States su-
preme court.
Galveston, Texas, August 27: A
desperate gang Of gypsies, numbering
about fifty men, women and children,
was driven out Of the state into Mex
leo by the citizens of Starr county. The
gypsies had toured the state, and for
their thieving and swindling practices
had been arrested and heavily fined in
many counties. Reaching west Texas
the gypsies were caught stealing twen-
ty head of cattle. A committee cap
tured twenty of the band and horse
whipped the men. For five head OF the
cattle, which had been cruelty treated,
the gypsies had to pay 500 a head
The entire band was then escorted to
the border and threatened with death
IL they returned to the state. The Mex
lean officials levied a head tax of 50
which they refused to pay and were
taken to Jail.
Wall Street Journal: In the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1907, the United
States imported nearly $20,000,OO0 worth
of raw cotton. This fact shows how
intimate the commercial relations OF
this country have become with Egypt.
whence nearly all of this import OF
los, 10000 pounds was derived. II
shows too that we are paying over ~
cents a pound for the fibre, while that
of our growth is exported at an aver
age of 10.7 cents. The reason lies In
the fact that our uplands have practi-
cally ceased to grow the longer staple
variety for which spinners are willing
to pay the better price and which
now goes partly to Egypt and to the
lowlands Of the Mississippi river plan
tations. Sooner or later the spinner
will begin to have more to say about
the cotton staple, just as the beet sug-
ar manufacturer now dictates the
standard of gar-bearing beet that he
will accept from the farmer. When that
time comes 1t will do away with much
that now passes by suffrance under the
name of farming.
One Of the greatest ocean steam
ship races ever sailed is scheduled to
begin at Queenstown on September Z,
to determine whether the new "Lusi-
tania," biggest ship in the world, or
the "Lucania," holder of the west to
east record, is Queen of the Atlantic.
The ''Lucania" has made the fastest
trip ever recorded between Queenstown
and New York-5 days. hours and 23
minutes-in 1894. The "Lusitania" on
her trial trip over a 1,000-mile course
maintained an average hourly speed OF
25a knots. Under command of Captain
James c. Barr, the "Lucania" will
leave the Mersey at 4.30 p. m, Sep
tember Z. At Z p. m, the "Lusitania'
will set forth under the command of
Captain ]. B. Watt. The two ships will
call at Queenstown and then set out
for the $500 mile race across the
ocean. The "Lusitania" is driven by
four screws. The 'Lucania" has only
two screws. The "Lusitania" is 7S5
feet long, Is SS feet wide and draws
37.6 feet when loaded.
Pittsburg, Pa, August 27: Torn,
bruised and suffering from shock, Mrs.
Anna A. Hucken, So years old, Of this
city, lies at her home tonight in a pre-
carious condition as the result Of an
attack by a lion at Luna Park, sum-
mer resort today. The park was
crowded with women and children
when, without warning, the lion ap-
peared from behind one of the build
ings, and with a roar, sprang upon
Mrs. Hucken. The woman screamed
and soon screams of the hundreds
stampeding for the exits were added
to Mrs. Hucken's cries. w. A. Down.
ing. chief Of the park police, emptied
the chambers of his revolver into the
beast. Others secured rifles from the
shooting galleries and from the con-
cessionaries and soon a score were
pumping lead at the lion, which still
stood over the PROSTATE woman
gnashing his teeth and lashing his tail.
Finally the beast turned and rushed
toward the show known as the "Mys-
tic River and here he succumbed,
with q few kicks. His skin was COM
pletely riddled with the small calibre
bullets Mrs. Hucken was borne to
the park emergency hospital, where
her injuries were dressed.
Pittsburg. Pa. August %: 1t came
out today that another very sensation
al chapter has been added to the book
of Nan Patterson. or Mrs. Leon Mar
tin, who has just left Pittsburg at the
request of friends Of q very wealthy
steel man. who had become infatu-
ated with her. Miss Patterson is al
legged by friends of the wealthy AN
ger' to have threatened his life one
night when she was drinking, and 1t
was made plain to her that she must
go, and so she was sent to Washing
ton, d. c., where she is now supposed
to be. In the meantime, the wealthy
steel man, who has offices in the Frick
building here, is very i'll, as the re-
suit OF the excitement. The incident,
which has just leaked out, occurred in
a house a few miles from McKeesport,
where the steel man had installed Miss
Patterson in style. with her own auto
mobile and everything else needful.
Friends of the Pittsburg man employ
ed detectives to break up the affair
when they found Miss Patterson was
drinking heavily and talking wildly in
her cups. One night she quarreled
with the steel man, and in hearing Of
many threatened to drive her hatpin
through his heart. This SO alarmed