Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-12
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Judge Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, succeeds General Olney. The
new attorney general is not we'll known
except in Ohio. He is a corporation
lawyer, however, of considerable abili-
ty, and single gold standard Demo-
crat. His selection for seat in the
cabinet, strikes the country in the
nature of a considerable surprise, for
the especial reason that nobody had
thought of him in connection with the
place previous to the official announce
ment of his appointment.
"A marriage that cost 81 900, 900,
occurred at Lenox, Mass, last Thurs
day. The contracting parties were
James Abercrombie Burden, Jr., and
Miss Florence Adele Sloan. The bride
is a granddaughter of the late William
H. Vanderbilt, and the groom is mem
Der of the family that founded the
Burden Iron works, at Troy, n. Y. The
trosseau of the bride is said to have
cost $4,000. The balance of the ex-
pense was incurred in chartering trains
and hotels, purchasing flowers, and
making big blowout generally. Ihe
bride and groom have arranged for
trip around the world, after which they
will settle at Troy.
The Christian Advocate, the off,
cial organ of the Methodist church in
North Carolina, entered into an edl-
torial discussion of the financial ques-
ton last week, which caused a sensa-
ton as making new departure for
religious journal. 1t said: "The
great question before the people in the
next few months, we may say, until
after the next presidential election,
will be monometallism or bimetallism.
Which shall hold first place? AS
banks, as whole, will favor that finan-
cial system which is least beneficial to
the people, we need only to wait for
their deliverances and take the other
side"
The Cuban insurrection is gather
ing strength rather than otherwise.
The spaniards continue in possession
of the coast and all the large towns;
but the insurgents are very strong in
the interior. The Spanish authorities
have become very much annoyed at
the enterprise of foreign newspaper
correspondents. Risking death and i'm
prisonment, these correspondents have
been managing to tell what is going on
within the lines, not only of the Span
iards; but of the insurgents. About
10 days ago, General Campos issued an
order to the effect that all per-
sons-.correspondents or others--known
to have any intercourse with the in
,surgents, would be treated as rebels.
One or two correspondents have al
ready been put to death as the result
of this order, The coast of Florida is
being carefully guarded by Spanish
men of war for the purpose of prevent
ing Cuban sympathizers from getting
off to Cuba. Within the past few
weeks, however, expeditions have man
aged to get off from several Florida
cities, and it is believed that as the re-
suit, the fighting strength of the in
surgents have been greatly augmented.
Captain I. T. Blount knocked the
wind out of the sails of Colonel Earl
Brewer, in Mississippi, the other day.
The two men are candidates for the
State senate. In the heat of debate,
B!ount said that he cared nothing
about the salary of the office but
only wanted to go to the senate on
account of the good he could do for
the people. Brewer said his services
were worth the money, and it was for
the money only that he expected to
devote his time. eff that is ALL" said
Blount, ~ will just give you S500-the
amount of the salary-and you may
retire from the race" Brewer agreed.
Blount wrote out a check for $500,
and Brewer took it and left. Upon
presenting the check at the bank,
Brewer was informed that there were
no funds to the credit of Blount.
Brewer was enraged and swore that he
would not withdraw from the race.
On trying to 90 before the people,
however, he found that they were no
longer disposed to listen to him. They
said that a man who was only after
the salary, was not fit to represent
them. Though still candidate, Brew
er is now practically out Of the race,
and Blount will 60 the senate and
also get the salary.
The largest and most enthusiastic
Democratic convention that ever as
sembled in Illinois, convened at Spring
field last Wednesday, to take action on
the silver question. The following
was adopted: Whereas, silver. and
gold have been the principal money
metals of the world for thousands of
years, and silver money is recognized
and used as honest money between in
dividuals and between nations, not
withstanding the various ratios be-
tween silver and gold and, Whereas,
The demonetization of silver has de-
prived the people of the free use and
benefits of an invaluable and original
money metal, and has increased debts
and added to the burdens of the peo-
rla nv lowering the yalue of labor and