Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-13
Straps and faets.

be not much worried over Vic leouie
of the recent election. He does not
look at Kentucky and Maryland as
Republican victories; but rather as
Democratic rebukes, and has no fear
that these States will 60 Republican
again next year. He says that he
does not feel that he has lost anything
by the outcome.
A Chicago evening paper prints
story to the effect that the Nicaragua
canal is to be completed as a private
enterprise. All efforts to get assistance
from the government are to be abandon
ed, and Chicago and British capitalists
are to put up the millions necessary to
complete the work. The understanding
is that the Chicago contribution is to
consist mainly of the very effective
machinery that has been used in the
construction of the Chicago drainage
canal Operations are to be commenced
without unnecessary delay, and the
whole work is to be completed in less
than FIVE years. So goes the story.
"A recent cable letter from Cara
cas- saws that the Venezuelans have no
idea of being bulldozed by Great Brit
ain, at least not until after there has
been some bloodshed. On the instant
the Venezuelan government gets infor-
nation of the approach of a British
fleet, it will send force sufficient to
drive all the Englishmen off of the
territory that is now in dispute, and
then turn its attention to defending
itself as best it can. The Venezuelans
believe that in case of war with Great
Britain, not only the United States,
but every American country from the
Arctic to Patagonia, will take hand,
and, as the result, British power and
influence will soon be swept from the
American continent.
- Will Purvis, the Marion county,
Miss, whitecap murderer, must hang
again, says the supreme court. Two
years ago it will be remembered Pur-
Wis was hung, but because of either the
sheritf's duplicity or carelessness, the
condemned man went though the floor
to the ground when the trap was
sprung, the rope having slipped over
his head. The sheriff declared his be-
lief in supernatural Intervention, and
so did the thousands of spectators,
MANY of whom were relatives and
friends of Purvis, and no futher attempt
at an execution was had. But a new
trial was secured and another convic-
ton followed. There is great opposi-
tion to a second hanging of Purvis,
who was convicted on circumstantial
evidence, and strong pressure will be
brought to bear on the governor to
cummute the death sentence.
- The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
statement from September 1st to No
vember Sth, inclusive, is as follows
Port receipts 1,S02,690 bales, against
2.597, ,164 last year, 2,000,756 year
before last, and 1,S45, ,4S6 for the same
time in 1892; overland to mills and
Canada, 2S2, ,6S3, against 32S, 1896, 1884,
OLA and 224,2l6; interior stocks, in ex-
cess of September 1st, 366, ,753, against
29S,726, 25S,25 and 19S, ,428; South
ern mill takings, 2O4, ,0O9, against, 1922
395, ITO, ,1S1 and 162 $50 crop brought
into sight during SO days of season to
date, 2,6O6,135, against 3,416,680,
1928, POS and 2,43O,s 500; crop brought
into sight for the week, 297 ,374, against
529,652 for the seven days ended No
vember Sth last year, 3S6,341 and
S52,635; crop brought into sight for
the first eight days of November, 1885,
9Ss, against Cos, ,l47, 47o,59O and 431,
724.
A recent letter from Cuba says
that the Spanish army on the island is
on the verge of mutiny. The soldiers
have not been paid any money since
they left Spain, most of them are
badly clothed, and great many are
barefooted. In some regiments more
than so per cent. have died of yellow
fever. Not long ago, several regiments
united in petition TO the Madrid
government praying that in cases
where soldiers died of yellow fever,
their families should be entitled to the
same pensions as if they had been killed
in battle. The Madrid government re-
fused the request, and the refusal has
not added anything to the contentment
of the soldiers. General Campos has
written home that unless the army is |
looked after better, there will soon be
no army to look after. The fortunes Of
the Cubaps are daily growing brighter,
and there is now everything to indicate
that the war will soon be over, and
Cuba will he absolutely independent.
There is great excitement among
the white citizens Of the 1Chickasaw
nation, Indian Territory. For many
years past, the whites have been
marrying rich Indian squaws, becom-
ing adopted members of the tribes,
owners of lands, and participants in
the annuities paid to the Indians by
the government. The Chickasaw leg
islature, in session at Ardmore, has
passed law repudiating intermarried
citizens Of the nation, declaring them
disfranchised, and without any civil
rights whatever, even confiscating all
OF their real property. Many of these
whites are millionaires in lands and
other property, and they are not
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