Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06
Straps and faets.

the following joint resolution In the
senate last Tuesday: "Resolved, That
the government of the United States
recognize condition of public war be-
tween the government ofSpain and the
government proclaimed and for some
time maintained, by force of arms, by
the people of Cuba, and the United
States of America hereby declare that
they will maintain a law of strict
neutrality between the contendiDg
powers and acceed to each all the rights
of belligerents in the ports and terrific.
ry of the United States. The congress
of the United States protests and re-
monstrates against the barbarous man
ner in which the war in Cuba has been
conducted, and the president is hereby
authorized to take such steps as may
be expedient in his judgment to secure
an observance of the laws of war as
recognized by civilized nations"
- The press associations have pub
lished the opinions of number Of
congressman as to the presidents
message. But few of the senators
were willing to say anything. Senator
Tillman expressed himself as follows !:
~ see nothing in the message that
indicates statemanship or regard for
the general welfare of the people. The
question that suggests itself to my
mind is, if he retires the greenbacks,
what will be substituted therefor AS
currency? If national bank notes are
to be issued upon the bonds issued to
retire the greenbacks, why not save the
interest that will accrue upon these
bonds? Both bonds and the green
backs are the promises of the govern
ment to pay. The only difference is
that the bonds will draw interest and
the greenbacks not. Why, then, sad
die this additional interest upon a
suffering people? The policy of Mr..
Cleveland is surely leading to plutoc-
racy instead of Democracy.
- Mention was made Wednesday of
the fact that the Christian Endeavors
of the nation are praying for the con-
version of Colonel Robert G.. Ingersoll,
the we'll known inidel. The result Of
the effort of the Endeavors has been TO
give the blasphemous colonel more ad-
vertising, and he is making use of it.
He lectured in Minneapolis, Mimi,
Tuesday night, and thousands of people
went to hear him, drawn out princi-
pally by curiosity at what he might
say about those who are concerned
about his soul. When asked as to
whether he believed in the efficacy of
the petitions that had been offered for
him he replied: "Oh, we will have to
wait and see what will be done. I
suppose that God is busy with all the
peoples prayers of thanksgiving, and
has not got around to my case yet.
We will have to wait and see what
will be done. If these prayers are ef-
fective, then the Endeavors ought to go
after Grover Cleveland. His message
reads like he needed it,"
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
has issued the following comparative
statement in regard to the weight of
cotton bales: The actual weight of
1857, $50 bales of the cotton crop, en-
bracing port receipts and overland for
three months ending November 3Oth, is
$40 14-100 pounds per bale, against
SIS 22-100 per bale last year. Detailed
averages are as follows: Texas 535 49,
100 pounds per bale; decrease under
last year 4 37-100. Louisiana SIG 81
100, decrease l 52-1OO. Alabama, etc.,
.502, decrease Is. Georgia 4S5 36-10O,
decrease 13 35-100. South Carolina
496 66-100, decrease 34.1OO. North
Carolina 497 39, 100, decrease 4 34-10O.
Virginia 4S9 96-1OO, decrease 400.
Tennessee, ETC., including Memphis,
St. Louis and overland 513 10-1O0, de.
crease 16 5-1O0. Net decrease for the
whole as compared with the close of
October this year 8 36-lO0 pounds per
bale, and compared with November
last year it shows decrease of 5 100
pounds per bale.
- The presidents message makes
plain the case Of eX-Consul John L.
Waller, about which there has been so
much in the papers for sometime past.
Waller was formerly United States
consul at Tamalive, Madagascar. He
remained in the country after his term
of Office expired and began to trade
with the natives. He obtained a num-
Der of valuable concessions from the
Hovas, and was in a fair way to build
up big fortune. The French were at
war with the Hovas at the time, and
conquered them. After the conquest,
they arrested Waller on the charge of
having given the Hovas information of
French movements during the war.
Waller was tried, convicted and sen-
fenced to 90 years Imprisonment. The
The United States government de-
manded of the French government a
copy Of the charges against Waller,
and record of the proceedings of the
trial before the military court that
convicted him. The French govern
ment furnished all the records except
the evidence in the case, and the Unit
ed States minister to France is still
trying to get the evidence. What the
president has to say, does not seem TO
indicate that Waller need expect much
relief from this country.
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