Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-13
THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD.

The indications are that the war cloud which
has been gathering for several months in Eu-
rope may burst any day. The note of prepa
ration at first feebly sounded by England now
grows louder, and that power is Enthusiastically
preparing for war, the first gun of which may
be the signal for the commencement of the
greatest struggle in which she has engaged
since the Crimea. Late cable dispatches tell
of orders sent to arsenals for seige trains to be
ready in forty-eight hours, with field hospital,
telegraphs, torpedo cables and all the parapher-
MALTA of warfare. The authorities of the war
Office are busy maturing plans for the invasion
of Egypt, despite the Arabi's assertion in his
harangue to the troops at Alexandria that
invasion has often been threatened by Europe,
but has always come to nothing and that he
is not afraid of England alone. 1t is strange
fact however, that even in military circles,
doubts are entertained whether the govern
ment really means to fight. AS usual, when
England engages in military operations, the
question of calling out the reserves immedi-
ately arises. Owing to the impossiblity of
placing even 20, 600 troops in the field it seems
likely that if the Egyptian crisis requires some
thing more than mere sword rafting the voun-
teer force will he used for garrison work. We
copy from the Baltimore SIN an interesting
article which will give the reader an inteligi-
ble idea of the foreign situation.
POLITICS IL CHESTER.
They had meeting OF the Farmers Club"
near Chester on the Fourth. Judge Mackey
was present and in the course of his speech
asked whether any of his audience opposed his
plan of dividing the offices with the negroes.
Several of his hearers promptly expressed their
dissent from his doctrine. The Judges part
of the affair and the sequel thereto are thus
related by the Bulletin:
Judge Macky began his remarks with his
tory of the struggle for independence, but in
the end dropped down to nowadays politics
and warmly advocated his coalition theory
quite at length. In the course of his remarks
the Judge said 81 speak for peace between the
races on the basis of white supremacy with a
free ballot and fair count but if the colored
people resolve to mass themselves against the
whites, stand by my race, and shall march
abreast with it on the line of white civiliZa-
ticn, to be maintained inside the law if we
can. outside if we must" Mr. G. w. Gage
of the Bulletin, followed and quite ably com
hatted the coalition proposition of Judge
Mackey, eliciting close attention and closed
amid applause. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Gage in order to show the inconsistency
of Judge Mackey's present course stated that
the Judge had challenged the vote of Dublin
I. Walker at the last election because he had
been convicted in the courts. This was in
stantly denied by Judge Mackey, who upon
the conclusion of Mr.. Cages speech took the
stand and spoke about ten minutes positively
denying the assertion. Several of the audience
reasserted the charge in his face, and the lie
was exchanged.
Some parties in the audience then got into
difficulty, but after voluminous exchange
of profane compliment, order was again some
what restored. w. A. Sanders, Esq, was
then called out and he read an affidavit by
Mr.. J. B. McFadden, supervisor of election
at Chester precinct in 1880, setting forth that
Walkers vote was challenged then by Judge
Mackey. Mr. Sanders said that he was stand
ing by when the challenge was preferred, and
asserted that Judge Mackey challenged Walk
er's vote because he had been convicted in the
courts. Judge Mackey vehemently denied the
charge, and continued denying it, while it was
reasserted by the speaker and chorus of voices
from the audience. a difficulty then took place
between Mr.. Sanders and MI. G.. B. Stokes,
and others, on account of remarks made about
the former Considerable confusion ensued,
but quiet was again restored, not sufficiently
though to admit of further speaking. Amid
the confusion Mr.. J. B. Stokes made the most
welcome announcement that dinner was ready,
whereupon stampede was made for the tables.