Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-10-16
Straps ana faets.
The Shelby Aurora tells of a seri

Joseph GarreCG, OF hlnSS Mountain,
on Sunday of last week. In company
with another young man, Mr.. Garrett
started to ride to Gaffney City on his
bicycle. When they came to the tres
tie over Broad river. Mr.. Garrett's
companion dismounted from his wheel
and walked across. Mr.. Garrett, how
ever, attempted to ride across on a
very narrow plank, not more than six
inches wide. After he had gone 20 or
80 yards, he ran off the plank, and,
together with his wheel, fell to the
ground distance of some 20 or 80
feet. He was rendered insensible by
the fall. His companion hailed pass
ing train and had him carried back to
Kings Mountain. AS to whether he
will recover, we are unable to report.
The New Orleans Exchange state
ment from September l to October II,
inclusive, is as follows: Port receipts,
7S5,52l against 994, ,43S last year, TAI, )
AL year before last, and 1872, ,703 for
the same time in 1892; overland to
mills and Canada, 42,7SO against 76,-
1920 last year, 35,S76 year before
last, and Ga 1886 for the same time in
1892; interior stocks in excess of Sep
tember 1, 166,SS2, against 12S, ,304 last
year, Ill, ,437 year before last and 100,-
531. for the same time in 1892; South
ern mill takings, 115,SS7 against 104,-
925 last year, 91,S04 year before last,
and 9O,23S for the same time in 1892 !;
crop brought into sight during Al days
to date, 1,111,07o, against 1,302,957
last year, 9SO,5 year before last, and
9SS, los for the same time in 1892 !;
crop brought into sight for the week,
377,1 $50 against 405,952 for the. seven
days ended October II last year, 312,-
AGA year before last, and 3O5, ,4S3 for
the same time in 1892; crop brought
into sight for the first IL days of Octo-
ber, SIC, ,425 against 632, ,420 last year,
475,309 year before last and 451, $3.50
for the same time in 1892. Compari-
sons in these reports are made up to
the corresponding date last year, year
before, and in 1892, and not to the
close of the corresponding weeks.
Comparison by weeks would take in
AZ days of the season last year, 43 year
before last and A in 1892, against
only Al days this year.
- 1t is said that not more than one
native Cuban out Of q dozen knows
anything whatever about the handling
of firearms, and in their struggles with
the Spaniards, the Cubans rely but
slightly on guns and pistols. They
put their trust rather in the machette,
weapon that is peculiar to Cuba and
several of the South American States.
The machette is combination of knife,
dagger and sword. 1t is about %
inches in length, has dagger handle
and point and a knife-cutting edge. 1t
is usually made of the very best spring
steel and is kept by its owner as sharp
as razor. Every male Cuban wears
one in his belt. 1t has no scabbard !;
but is worn naked so, and the wearer's
chief reliance against self injury is long
babit. Don't let it be understood that
the machette il. worn altogether for Of
Slve feasahs, for this would be an
error. 1t is an agricultural implement
rather than weapon. The natives
use it for the purpose of cutting tobac-
co and sugar cane, and also for cutting
the way through dense morasses, which
are plentiful on the island. In the
bloodiest battles that occurred in the
last Cuban revolution, the Spaniards,
who were armed with repeating rifles,
were defeated with great slaughter by
the machette armed Cubans. In near
ly every case where Spaniard was
killed, his head was cut off. Such is
the deadly effectiveness with which
the Cubans handle their national weap-
on. The Spanish soldiers dread the
machette as a much more formidable
weapon than the rifle.
The system which provides for the
promotion of officers in the army in
accordance with length of service
rather than on a basis of merit, is
erroneous. 1t tends to fill some very
high places with some very little fel-
lows, sometimes. A case in point has
inst developed. There had existed a
long enmity between Major Armes and
General Schofield. 1t is pretty clear
that the enmity grew out prejudice
that Schofield entertained against
Armes. Several times the two men
crossed each others path while both
were on the active list of the army.
Armes was retired several years ago.
Just before Schofield was retired, about
two weeks ago, Armes called at his Of
flee in Washington and tried to see him.
Schofield refused to see Armes. Armes
went back to his home and wrote Scho-
field letter in which he Incorporated
a very liberal allowance of his mind.
He reminded Schofield of quite num-
Der of questionable acts that he had
committed in the past, and laid it on
to him heavy. 1t happened that at
the time Schofeld received the letter,
he was acting as secretary of war.
Although it was quite clear that as
lieutenant general he had no authority
over retired officer; he assumed that
as acting secretary of war he had au-
thority, and he sent n file of soldiers
and had Armes arrested and put in
close confinement. Armes appealed
to the District of Columbia court.
Justice Bradley published decision
last Friday in which he scored Scho.
field hot and beavy, saying that he had
no authority, either as secretary OF
war or as lieutenant general, to arrest
Armes, as his action was clear y Il piece
of nersnnal snite. Being retired from