Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-11-29
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say chat he is afraid of Fitzsimmons if
it wants to, he has no objection but
all the same he has quit the ring and
for good.
"Mohawk," the Sioux Indian who
killed boy, in Baltimore by the name
of Johnnie Horn, and who was arrested
for the crime in Atlanta, has been re-
leased. 1t seems that in considera-
ton of round sum paid the boys
father, in cash, by Buffalo Bill, the
proceedings have been dropped. Mr..
Horn says that after looking into the
matter thoroughly, he is satisfied that
the killing was an accident and with
out malice.
- Since the beginning of August, the
United States mint at Philadelphia has
kept three presses constantly at work
for eight hours each day in making
one cent pieces. The daily output has
been 800 worth, or $50, 1000, and, al
though it is "penny business" it rep
resents profit to the government on
their manufacture of over 81 200 day.
1t is estimated at the mint bureau that
there are outstanding 7S0,000,000 of
these copper cents, or 81, 100000 worth.
The demand for the copper cents has
been very large recently. One of the
principal reasons has been the practice
of dry goods houses and other mercan-
tile establishments of marking their
goods at prices which demand them in
change.
- The San Francisco Daily Report
says that the japanese are about to
bring to the United States competi-
ton that will make home manufact-
urers open wide their eyes. japanese
commercial agents have already been
in San Francisco and taken large orders
for various lines of goods that have
not heretofore been brought from
Japan. Buttons were offered duty free
by the great gross at fraction less
than the actual cost of the American
article, and bicycles that are warranted
to be equal to the best that are made
in America were sold at $12 each.
Japanese matches will be laid down
at prices that are destined to close
every match factory in the United
States, and sashes, doors and blinds
and all kinds of wooden ware can be
delivered duty paid at from 80 to so
per cent. less than the prices of Amer
ican manufacturers.
- California has gone back to mule
teams for the transportation of freights
Just as in the old days before the rail-
roads were built. A regular line of big
wagons, with 6-mule teams, between
Stockton and Fresno has just been
started, and it will connect at Stock
ton with steamers to and from San
Francisco. The line has been started
in opposition to the Southern Pacific
railway, with the object of forcing
down the rates. The experiment was
made once before successfully. The
mule teams, in connection with the
steamers, can carry sugar, for instance,
from San Francisco to Fresno for So a
ton less than the railway charges, and
it is believed that similar saving on
other freight can be made. The mer-
chants in the valley towns are inter
ested in the project, and say that it is
an even thing for their interests wheth-
er the railroad cuts down its rates, or
their freight is, in future, hauled by
mule teams.
- Rev. ]. T. johnson, D. D., pastor
of the First Baptist church of Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, has just returned from
visit to the Holy Land, and brings
strange story of the condition Of af-
fairs prevailing there. Among other
things, he says that not only Armenian
Christians but also American Chris
tians are murdered with impugnity by
the Turks and that there is no one to
take their part. The official reports
of United States Minister Terrell, to
the State department at Washington,
are deceptive misrepresentation. The
minister, since his residence in Constan-
tinople, has joined the Mohammedan
church and is inclined not only to
wink at the outrages of the religious
fanatics; but is using his official posi-
tion to help them on. Rev. Mr.. John
son and "a others who claim to have
absolute information on the subject
have signed a petition for the removal
of Minister Terrell. AS to whether
the authorities at Washington will
pay any attention to Rev. Mr.. John
sons charges has not developed.
The latest reports from Venezuela
are of very sensational nature. 1t
has been thought for some time that
President Crespo has been spending
the past few months in the mountains,
some 80 miles from Caracas. Lately,
however, it has developed that instead
of rusticating, he has been travelling
around among the provinces feeling
the sentiment of the people as to
Great Britain and ascertaining how
many troops could be furnished by
each of the provincial governors. As
the result, he is insured of an army of
not less than 100000 well-equipped
soldiers, and it is believed that within
a short time he intends to settle the
long disputed boundary question by
force. 1t is not thought that anything
like the army that is available will be
necessary to drive the British off the
land that they are trespassing on but
thew will all he needed to meet the ap-