Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-26
Straps aud facts.

- The latest story OF Ihe uealii vi
General Marti, the Cuban patriot, caps
the climax as an illustration of Spanish
perfdy. Marti was killed, so the story
goes by a Cuban guide named Olivia, at
the instigation of the Spanish govern
ment, which promised to pay the assas-
sin SIS, 900 for his bloody deed. After
the government was assured that Marti
had been assassinated according.to con-
tract. Olivia himself was assassinated,
it is said in order to let the Spanish
government out of the payment of the
fee.
Governor Atkinson, Of Georgia, is
recovering from his recent attack OF
appendicitis. AS the result of the
necessary surgical operation he de-
scended close down into the valley;
but he bore up under the trying ordeal
with such remarkable fortitude that
most of the physicians say that to this
alone his recovery is due. A half doz-
en- physicians at his beside had pro-
nounced recovery impossible. The
governor said ~ have won many
hard fight before. The odds are no
doubt against me; but tell the boys
that if l don't come successfully out of
this fight it will be through no fault of
mine." He will be up and able to at
tend to business again within few
days.
Kaufman, Texas, Sun: Ira Long,
who lives near Decatur, in Wise coun-
ty, was showing his friends some
trophies of his Indian warfare, recent
ly. He has scalp of an Indian chief
covered with long, black hair and still
plated as it was when the brave
bit the dust in a personal encounter
with Captain Long 80 years ago. Cap
tain Long also has the bow and arrows,
the shield, the long scalping knife and
the beads the warrior wore. He was
killed in pitched battle between Cap
tain Longs men and the Indians in
Jack county in 1866. The trophies
are a wonder to thousands today who
never saw an Indian fight and will
some day he a relic of species OF
warfare known only in the frontier
history of America and known in the
far away past.
- The liberality and broadminded-
ness of the English has just been illus
trated in a striking manner. About
10 days ago the ST. Louis, the first
American built passenger steamer ar
rived at Liverpool on her first trip
across the water. AS mere matter
of form only, Sir Julian Pauncefote,
the British minister to Washington,
along with a number Of other diplo-
mats, signed resolutions congratulatlng
the United States on the 'inauguration
of a new era in ocean traffic under
American auspices" In the house of
commons last Thursday several mem
bers were outspoken in their.criticisms
of the minister for extending any such
congratulations to the Americans. The
incident is illustrative Of the jealousy
and selfshness of the British. About
two-thirds of the carrying trade be-
tween this country aud Europe is done
by British ships and nine-tenths of the
balance is done by ships of other ma
tions. The carrying trade of Ameri-
can ships amounts 10 practically moth
ing. The St. Louis is ship of the
first class and the British see in her
the beginning Of what at no distant
day may prove serious competition.
The most notable naval aud COM
mercial event of the past decade was
the opening of the great Baltic canal
at Kiel last week. The ceremonies
were participated in by all the naval
powers of Europe and America. The
canal is 63 miles in length, and
extends from Brunsbuttel, on the
North sea, to Kiel, on the Baltic sea.
1t shortens the distance between the
two points something like 100 miles,
and removes the dangers Of unnecessa-
ry navigation of especially rough por-
tions Of the North sea. The building
of the canal has been in progress for
eight years, and the total cost has
been $3S 100000. The first vessel to
20 through was the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern last Thursday with
Emperor William on board. The trip
required l3 hours. AS the Hohenzol-
lern emerged AT hlel, IL was saiuteu
by the thunder Of hundreds Of big
guns on board the foreign vessels in
the harbor. The emperor went
through the ceremony Of laying a
keystone to the canal, made Il speech
in which he said that the purpose of
the canal was for the promotion Of
commerce and peace, and then there
was big banquet participated in by
the official representation of the vari-
Gus foreign countries and members of
the press. The naval display was
probably the greatest that has ever
been seen in times of peace.
The story Of one of the most dar-
ing bank robberies on record comes
from Rainey Lake City, Mimi, on the
Canadian border, under date Of last
Friday. On Thursday evening, just as
the cashier and teller Of the bank
were getting ready to leave, two
masked men entered the front door.
The cashier jumped for his pistol.
Before he could reach the weapon,
one of the men feled him to the floor