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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

village mentioned by the midnight mes
senger.
| A terrific crash, a cloud of bursting
steam, horror Of leaping fire-men
and women torn asunder, crushed into
shapeless forms, burned to a crisp-a
few words flashed back over the wires
to the city which the unfortunate vic
tins had so lately left in life and hope
that was all.
An hour or two after the disaster
one of the many relief parties, work
ing in the midst of the ruins, came
upon the lifeless figure of man lying
under a mass of debris. He was evil
IDENTIFY young, but his face was mutt
lated beyond all recognition; and the
fire had caught the upper portion OF
the body and burned and blackened 1t
frightfully.
Strong men carried the remains to a
neighboring shed-a temporary charnel
house-and began a careful examina-
tion of the dead mans clothing.
He was closely buttoned in a long
overcoat. On throwing open this gar
ment the relief party saw that the
corpse was in full evening dress; and
the fine texture of the clothing, the
diamond shirt studs, a superb watch,
with a monogram in brilliants on the
case, and a purse containing a large
sum of money, convinced all that some
person Of Importance lay before them.
In an inner pocket Of the great coat a
note book and handful Of letters
were found.
Here we have his name and dwell
ing place." said one of the men, read
ing the same aloud by the light Of the
lantern. A moment Of Mortified silence
succeeded.
"Ellicott! Good Heaven! He was
one of the richest young swells in the
city" said a voice. Poor fellow! his
own mother would not know him
now"
To another Of the party the proud
name recalled a bit Of newspaper gos-
sip, recently read.
why, this is the man." he said, "who
was to have been married tonight to
some heiress. What was he doing,
where was he going, on that train?
Not on his wedding tour, certainly,
answered the train man, who had es-
capped unhurt from the catastrophe, and
was now lending his aid to the less for
tunate. 81 saw the youngster myself,
when he stepped aboard in Boston, just
a minute before starting time, and he
was quite alone. Put him down as
identified, and We'll send word to his
people"
He was but one Of many who had
perished in that holocaust. A cloth
was thrown decently over the disfgured
face. once so gay and handsome, and
the party turned away to look for 9TH
ar victims.
And so it came to pass on this au-
tumn night that Lepel Ellicott, curled
darling Of fortune, last scion Of rich
md powerful family, weak and faith
less lover, was arrested at the very
beginning Of his dishonorable flight
from home and love and waiting bride,
and sent suddenly on the way that all
dead men go.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The NepheW.

Eighteen long months had come and
gone.
1t was winter weather. A storm of
;leet rushed up and down the mall, and
the trees which separate the aristo-
cratic boulevard from the vulgar traf-
fic of fremont street spread a network
of frozen branches to the lowering
morning sky.
In the breakfast room of the Ellicott
house an open fire blazed, and before
il, at a round table glittering with fine
napery, old silver and painted porce-
lain. sat Mrs. Ellicott, alone.
Her sons death had left her bowed,
as with a great weight Of years. Her
hair was now as white as snow. A
gown Of blacklist Grape and bombazine
clung to her feeble, slightly tottering
figure. She had pushed aside the al
most untasted breakfast Of delicate
toast and golden-brown chicken, and
resting her cheek on one thin white
hand, she sat in deep and perplexing
thought.
A movement at the door.
Mr.. Stephens" announced the foot
man: and a dapper little man, with a
face like a winter apple, stepped into
the breakfast room. Mrs. Ellicott
arose and supporting herself on a
gold headed stick, advanced to meet
her visitor.
We'll, madam" he cried, before she
could utter a syllable. II have found
your nephew"
She pointed him to a chair by the
fire.
You have lost no time in doing 1t,
Stephens" she said, approvingly. Il
was wondering, as you entered, if you
would succeed in discovering the boy.
Where is he? What is he like? Is 1t
not a sad fact, Stephens, that no per-
son seems complete without an heir?"
Stephens. for many years the family
lawyer of the EllicOtts, cast pitying
glance at the childless old woman. so
poor and needy in the midst Of her
grandeur.
1T is. indeed. madam. l received
your instructions, as you doubtless re-
member, just fOrty-eight hours ago
and at once set about looking for the
young party called Nigel Hume. An
advertisement in one Of the daily pa
pers brought him promptly to light. He
is no boy, but a man of two and twen-
| ty, attached in some trifling capacity
to the anatomical department of st
Marks hospital. At the same time he
is studying medicine and surgery with
view to general practice"
"Of course, he is poor"
"As a church mouse He frankly
confessed that he possessed nothing
but a lot Of medicine books. inherited
from his dead father-a poor country
surgeOn-and the money required tc
pay his expenses at the medical school,
Mrs. Ellicott stiffened perceptibly.
"As you already know, Stephens, the
mother Of this Nigel Hume was my
sister. She eloped many years ago witt
penniless medical student, and in
consequence was very properly disin-
herited by her family. and died sooT
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FED BY CLOCK WORK.
Horses Given Their Rations by Means
of a Cheap Clock.

A provision merchant in Oldham
has invented an ingenious contrivance
by which, it Is stated, he Is able 10
feed his horses without personal at
tendance, through the medium OF
As. Cd American alarm clock says
Tit-Bits. a..
In a small office adjoining the sta
BILE the clock Is placed on a shelf. AL
tached to the winding-up Key IS
piece Of copper wire, and this is Ias.
tened to a small brass roller that
runs on a wooden rod, At the end OF
the rod is a heavy weight. When the
clock "goes off, the wheel Is drawn
over the rod and releases the weight
which falls to the floor.
The corn box is filled overnight, ana
Immediately the weight is released
small door at the bottom of the box
flies open and the corn falls into the
manger. The horses never fail to rise
at the sound of the alarm, knowing
what Is to follow, and when the dri-
vers turn up. say at or o'clock, the
animals are ready for taking the
shafts. Another advantage to be
gained by the method is that the
horses need never be placed In the
shafts before the breakfast has had
time to digest.
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Proposition In British Parliament to
Look After It,

Proposition In British Parliament to
Look After 1t.
The house Of commons gave a first
reading yesterday to Mr.. Bottomleys
bill to make banks give return to the
state of unclaimed balances and valu-
ables which have been undisturbed in
their possession for six years or more
and hand them over to the public
trustee.
"The object" he said. "is to bring
into possession and control of the state
the vast amount of wealth which is at
present lying dormant and entirely
unproductive in the vaults and strong
rooms Of the various banking institu-
tions of the United Kingdom"
Banks would have to make re-
and plate which had been in their
possession unclaimed for 81 years, and
which was the property Of persons
who had not operated their account
during that period. They would also
have to account to the state for all old
bank notes or other obligations which
there was reason to believe had by the
effiuxion of time become obsolete.
The theory of the bill was that
these banks had, from various causes,
deaths, removals abroad, the extinc-
ton of families and the carelessness
of testatorS, accumulated vast sums
and had been in the habit every six
years Of writing off" these dormant
balances.
Three is over a million pounds to-
day." said Mr. Bottomley. "in the
shape of unpaid dividends in the pos
session of the joint stock banks.
There was joint stock bank which
a few years ago had as a customer an
eccentric old lady who had $4,000
pounds in the bank. {, Once in every
year she would drive up to the bank,
ask for the manager, draw check
for the entire sum, count the notes,
check the interest and then pay it in
again and disappear for another twelve
months"
For seven years past llldl iauS ha'
not been seen. That $4,000 pounds
with its accumulated interest was still
| lying in the bank. He could give the
name of the bank to the chancellor ol
the exchequer Was there a doubt
| that the old lady had ceased to exist
What about. the poor dependents OF
the old lady who we're deprived OF the
| money? .
A wealthy personal friend with
money on deposit in various banks
was killed in a railway accident. The
| family were now living in absolute
want because they were unable to hno
| out where the money was. They mao
| gone from bank to bank and the
| banks had said they could give no IN
| formation.
Mr. BOttOmley made himselt re-
sponsible for the statement that there
was one private bank in Londor
which admittedly had over two mil
lions of dormant securities.
His bill provided that after a giver
date the whole of the secuities shoulo
be handed over to the department oI
the public trustee. There should bt
returns every January. The result
would be "a surprise to the country
and a veritable godsend to the excheq'
er"-London Daily Mail.
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"Teu me something Of yourself" she


said. Il want to know you better"
The wistful tone touched Hume.
Youth is generous. He felt sudden
compassion for this broken, bereaved
woman, who had called him from his
Iobscurity, and was now seeking to daz-
zle his eyes with the prospect Of for
tune.
Apart from such things as you have
already heard from Mr.. Stephens, there
il little to TELL" he answered, very
gently. Il am neither good nor bad,
neither dull nor brilliant, neither fool
nor wise man."
And were you to die today" she
said, mo one l suppose, would care
much?"
Not a farthng, 1 assure you"
You have no ancient name to per-
petuate. Your future is not worth
speaking Of; no hopes are centered In
you"
TOO true"
Her voice took a resentful tone.
my son had all that you lack-he
was your opposite in everything. And
yet" wringing her hands suddenly
you are strong and full Of life, and
he-oh, great Heaven! why was he
taken, and you left?"
A mothers wild, unreasoning grief
spoke in this outburst. Hume preserV-
ed an unruffied demeanor. Perhaps he
thought it natural that she should wish
him dead, and her son alive in his
place. He looked up at the picture
above the mantel.
rs that the portrait of my cousin?"
he asked.
yes"
He perished in some railway dis
aster?"
Yes"
WAS the body recovered?"
"All that was left Of it lies in the
Ellicott vault at Mount Auburn"
With a thrill of keen interest Hume
continued to gaze at the handsome,
smiling face limned on the canvas.
Poor fellow" he muttered, involun-
tarily.
There was a moment Of silence; then
he held out his hand impulsively to the
lonely old woman.
II do not wonder that you resent my
presence here in health and strength"
he said: that you feel as though Prov
idence had treated you unfairly, In
snatching away son that was pre-
cious, and leaving nephew altogether
without value"
She made haste to resume her usual
composure.
Forgive me-" she answered; II did
not mean to be unkind. Will you dine
with me tomorrow"
with pleasure" said Nigel Hume.
As he arose to go she detained him
with a gesture.
"Stay-I must ask one question be-
fore you leave me. Pardon an old wo-
mans curiosity. Were you ever in
love?"
He stared; then, without the quiver
of an eyelash, answered:
"Never!"
Think again." she said, earnestly.
More depends upon your answer than,
YOU can dream Of now. You are en-
tirely heart whole?"
A faint, amused smile curled his lip.
ENTIRELY! My dear aunt, l have no
time for that sort Of thing. A man in
my position cannot afford to meddle
with love. Believe me, do not need
to think twice before I answer you."
Her face frightened strangely.
81 do believe you," she answered;
the ring of truth is in your voice.
Whatever your faults may be, it Is
plain that you are honest. At some
future time you shall know why have
asked these foolish questions"
And with that she dismissed him.
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IDLE GOLD IN BANKS.

To he Continued
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mo, madam; he is dead!"

1t had all happened at the very hour
when the wedding guests at Windmere
stood watching the door for the tardy
bridegroom.
A fast express, crowded with pas
sengers, and rushing like a meteor
through the darkness, had collided sad
denly with another train at the little
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1908-10-02
~DRYs" WIN IN ELEcrIoNs.
Eleven ohio Counties Vote TO eanish
Saloons and 6ooze.

Columbus, o., Sept 30-Hockins
county voted dry by a majority of 700
Twenty-eight saloons are affected.
Eleven Ohio counties voted Tuesday
under the Rose law and all went dry
by majorities ranging from few hun
dred to more than 1000. The mum.
Der of saloons affected is 2S9. Most
of the counties which voted are large
ly agricultural, but Scioto and Law.
renee counties have large urban pop.
ulation in Portsmouth and 1ronton re.
spectively. Altogether 16 Of the IS
counties in the state have held local
option elections and all have gone
"dry." The total number Of saloons
voted out is 800.
Athens, o., Sept. 30-Athens coun-
ty on Tuesday voted dry by major.
ity of 1923. There are 5s saloons in
the county.
Adams county, which has five sa
looms, went dry by 1000.
Gallipolis, o., Sept. 30.-Gallia coun.
ty voted to Danish saloons by a ma
jority Of 1852 votes. Only two out oil
the % voting precincts in the county
were carried by the liberals. Seven
teen saloons and two wholesale liquor
houses are affected.
Jackson county by majority of l..
646 voted out sc saloons.
Vinton county, which has only four
saloons, went dry by 500.
Noble county, with five saloons
voted dry by 1898.
Guernsey county, by a majority OF
2,145, voted to Danish the 30 saloons
within its boundaries
Van Vert county gave majority OF
S94 for the drys. Twenty-one saloons
are affected.
The Mahoning dispatch. [volume] (Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio) 1877-1968, 1908-10-02
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

The Wisconsin supreme court has
declared unconstitutional the Wiscon-
sin eight hour railroad telegraphers'
law which was enacted at the 1907
session of the legislature.
The Royal Canadian Yacht club has
challenged for the Canada's cup. The
Rochester IN. " Yacht club must
race next summer or forfeit the cup,
and is trying to raise $4,000 for build
ing a defender.
Negroes in portions of Calhoun
Baker and Miller counties, Georgia
are terror stricken because of raids OF
night riders. In a recent raid through
this district the riders destroyed 1S
negro churches and schools.
In a decision handed down by the
New York court of appeals it is held
that person who has been convicted
of a crime. but upon whom sentence
was suspended, may vote without first
having been restored to citizenship.
Twelve men, including two govern
ment inspectors, had a narrow escape
from 4eath when the dredge Gladiator,
the largest on the Great Lakes,
burned near the mouth of Detroit
river. The dredge was valued at $780,
900.
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Jerome SAYS He WIN Investlaate.

, New York, Sept 3O.-District Attor.
ney Jerome says he will investigate
the facts connected with the sale to a
New York paper of an article on the
issues of the political campaign pur.
porting to have been signed by the
late ex-President Cleveland. Accord
Ing to the New York Times, which or
iginally published the article, F. s.
Hastings, executor of Mr.. Cleveland's
estate, at first youched for the gen.
uineness of the article, but later with
drew the voucher.
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RossIyn,s asystemn Was N. G.

London, Sept. 30.-The uniqu
gambling contest between Sir Hiram
Maxim and Lord Rosslyn came to an
end Tuesday and shows defeat for the
latter's system. Rosslyn claimed that
by his system of play it was possible
to win at roulette against the Monte
impossible and in order TO settle the
controversy the two men began play,
ing roulette ten days ago, Sir Hiram
conducting the game in the same way
it is played at Monte Carlo. Lord
Rosslyn started to play with $4,000 in
dummy" money and the bank had an
equal amount. Rosslyn went broke
Tuesday.
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SIDEl|GHTS OF
THE CAMPAIGN
FOUR REPUBLICAN coNeREssMEN
SPEAK IN BEHALF OF JUNGLE
JOE- CANNON
IN HIS HOME TOWN.. DANvlLLE
John w. Kern In a Speech at KaIa.
nnazoo Says Roosevelt Has
FIagrantIy Violated the
Civil Service Rules.

Danville, ILL.,, Sept. 3O.-This place
was the scene of an unusual demon.
stration Tuesday night when four
members of congress, one of whom is
the Republican vice presidential nom.
inee, James s. Sherman, delivered ad.
dresses pleading with the voters OF
the Eighteenth congressional district
of Illinois to re-elect to congress
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, who has
been their representative for 35 years.
Special trains brought hundreds OF
people from Champaign, Terre Haute,
Tuscola, Watseka and other points to
hear the speeches and see the huge
torchlight parade.
Some time ago the bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal church united in
an appeal to the voters In Cannon's
district to defeat him for reelection,
charging that he refused to let the
Littlefield bill. relating to interstate
commerce in liquors, be reported out
Of the committee for passage at the
last session of congress. The rally
last night under the direction of the
congressional campaign committee
was devised to strengthen the speak
er's position in his home district. Ac-
cordingly Congressman Sherman's ad-
dress, which was delivered to an i'm
mense audience and then repeated to
huge overflow meeting, was largely
eulogy of Cannon's services in con-
gress and an earnest plea for his re.
| election.
Congressman Longsworth OF Ohio,
in his speech also asked the voters to
! give their support to Mr.. Cannon.
Congressman Mckinley of Cham
paign, ILL.,, also spoke in behalf of Mr..
Cannon, as did Congressman Warfleld
Wilson of Chicago.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Sept. 30.-"The
people of America will In my judg.
ment demand the right to choose
| their servants free from official in.
| fluence and effort OF a president who
goes almost to the point Of violence in
insisting that he be allowed TO name
his own successor"
John w. Kern, the vice presidential
candidate, before a crowd that filled
the big academy of music here, thus
assailed President Roosevelt Tuesday
night for his participation in the ma
tional campaign. He compared the
presidents activity with that shown
by President Arthur. in 1882 to bring
about the nomination of Chief Justice
Folger for governor of New York
which activity he declared was re
buked by the voters Of that state in 9
most decisive manner. The president
he said, from being pioneer in the
civil service movement" has degen
Grated into one of the most nagrant
| violators Of its principles.
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A NEEDED ORGANIZATION.

The business men Of Ohio maintain
State Board of Commerce. Among
other functions this organization
keeps a watchful eye upon the legis.
lature of that state. Its declared pur.
pose is ito make Ohio the best state
in the Union in which to earn a liv.
ing, operate business and own prop.
erty."
It is becoming more and more evi.
dent that the best state in the Union
is going to be that state which shows
the greatest care in the enactment Of
its laws, and thereafter shows the
greatest efficiency in their enforce
ment.
The Ohio State Board. OF Commerce
has therefore taken upon itself the
duty OF watching legisls ton, with the
result that laws of far-reaching i'm
portance TO the common good Of the
state have been passed, and that laws
detrimental to its peace and prosper
fly have been defeated.
There are two specially strong and
admirable features In this organiza.
ton.
First.-It is not dominated by any
special class or interest. Every meas
ure it has initiated or that It has en-.
dorsed is clearly measure designed
to promote the common good of all
the people. Every measure 1t has OPP
posed is clearly class measure or
one the enactment of which would
have resulted in injury to all the peo-
pie.
Second The association has been
particularly fortunate in it's methods
Of seeking to influence legislation. Its
methods have been wholly education
al. 1t has sought to give correct in
formation to the people regarding
pending bills, and to secure intelli-
gent opposition to bad measures and
intelligent support for good measures.
One of the doctrines OF this associa.
ton is that ''it is the function OF its
members to perform their individual
duty of good citizenship whenever
called upon to use their influence with
their Representatives In the general
assembly" The organization seeks
to make this influence effective, and
as Mr.. Allen r. Foote, the guiding
sph.t of the organization, apuy says,
when each member of this board
properly performs his individual duty
In this respect a lobby at Columbus
will not be required" The success
of this organization has proven both
that it is needed and is practical. A
similar organization in Illinois would
be of vast advantage in securing
sound legislation and in thwarting
measures which are detrimental to
the common good.-Herald-Transcript,
Peoria, Ill.
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The Travels Of Taft.

Sioux City, Iowa, Sept, 30.-Tariff
revision, mostly downward, but in
some instances upward, notably on
pottery, was the keynote of Candidate
Taft's ten speeches Tuesday. In none
of them did he forget to "go after
his Nebraska opponent The ohioan's
campaign through South Dakota
terminated here last night with an ad,
dress to a tremendous audience from
the four states of Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Minnesota. TIE
meeting was held in the immense
train shed of the Union passenger sta
ton and was riyaled in the days trip
only by two meetings held at Mitchell
s. ID,