Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-14
Straps aud fatts.

Exchange last Monday. 1t came from
the plantation of J. S. Robbins, of
Wilcox county, and was five days
later than the first bloom of last year.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons have ar
ranged that their prizefght, under the
auspices of the Jacksonville, Fla, Ath-
letic club, should take place at Dallas,
Tex. The ministers of Dallas held
mass meeting few nights ago for the
purpose of taking steps to, if possible,
prevent the fight from taking place in
their city.
The assistant district attorney
for the district in which Mecklenburg
county, n. c., is located, has prepared
a bill of indictment against ex-Cashier
J. R. Holland, of the Merchants and
Farmers National bank, charging him
with "embezzlement." Holland might
also have been charged with forgery
and falsifying his books; but for some
reason, the district attorney did not see
fit to include these charges in the IN
dictment.
Recent kilograms from Texas, state
that the cotton crop of that State this
wear, will be 100000 bales short of
last year. In the first place, it is es-
timated that there has been decrease
of at least Is per cent. in the acreage.
Then came the most severe drought
that has been known for 20 years.
After that came rain and cool spell,
which brought lice, and the boil wee
vii has also done great damage. Dur
ing the past three weeks, there has
been so much rain that it has been
impossible to keep the crops out of the
grass, and but few experts think that
the crop can possibly be more than
2,2OO, 900 bales. The crop of last year
footed up 3,o59,OOO bales.
The Chicago Trades unions have
started a movement looking to the
organization of their members into
military companies. The object of the
movement, they say, is self protection.
During the recent Chicago strike,
President Debs issued q proclamation
to the effect that any member of
trade union who should destroy prop
erty or interfere with men who took
the places of strikers should he consid-
cred an enemy to organized labor.
Notwithstanding this, thousands OF
dollars worth of railroad and other
property was ruthlessly destroyed.
The members of the Trades union
claim that the destruction of property
was the work of the railroad authori-
ties, who resorted to that course in
order to make prejudice against the
strikers, knowing all the time that the
property destroyed would be paid for
by the city. Now the members of the
Trades union desire to organize as
militia men, in order to prevent a
recurrence of this kind of thing.
The movement is significant in more
ways than one.
New York Sun: 1t is unfortunate
for the Palmetto State that its indus
trial progress is so much obstructed by
its crazy people, who are forever
pickering and squabbling and threat
ening to raise an uproar. We should
think that the level-headed citizens
would make a greater effort than they
have ever yet made to keep them in
order, to preserve the peace between
all parties in politics, between whites
and blacks, between the up country
people and the low country people.
In no other State of the Union is there
as much bullyragging as there is in
South Carolina. The State was red
hot before the war, and it has never
cooled off since then. 1t is State of
unsurpassed resources. 1t could be-
come rich as any in the country. 1t is
full of religion. 1t has a number of
talented politicians. 1t has several
meritorious newspapers. But it will
never be a pleasant place to live in
until its crazy people are made TO
behave themselves.
Congressman Bryan addressed a
large and enthusiastic audience at
Jackson, Miss, last Tuesday night, on
the financial q 'stion. His speech
was the strongest ever heard in that
city. The people were captivated by
the power of his logic and his oratory
but at the close bomb shell was
thrown in the camp. One of the audi
ence asked, "Will you support the
Democratic ticket in case gold stand
ard platform is adopted at the next
national convention ?" Quiet fell on
the great throng, Mr.. Bryan paused
moment and quoted what Mr.. Whit
ney had said about the party going to
pieces in case silver platform was
adopted. He was pressed to answer
the question by every administration
man in the house, and then declared
81 was born and raised Democrat, /
was nursed at Democratic mothers
breast, and taught Democracy by a
Democratic father; but will never
vote against my principles" He was
reminded that he had not answered
the question. Five hundred men rose
on their feet yelling at once for
specific answer. He said ~ am cer-
tain the Democratic convention will
adopt double standard platform as l
am that am standing here; but if it