Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-08
Straps and facts.

was called at Rutherford, \. c., last
Friday. The attorneys on both sides
agreed to a plea of manslaughter and
Secrest was sentenced to the penitenti-
ary for 20 years.
- The threatened trouble between
Russia and Japan is not yet settled:
Russia notified Japan that the proposed
treaty with China was not acceptable.
So far, however, Japan has not agreed
to a revision, and the understanding is
that under no circumstances will she
agree to relinquish the stronghold OF
Port Arthur. If she persists in this
position, it is likely that Russia will
declare war.
Not long ago an entomologlst
from the department of agriculture
was sent to south Georgia to investi-
gate the nature of new bug that was
represented as destroying the water
melon plants. The entomologist has
lust returned and reported the result
of his investigations. He says that
the bug is the ordinary black dung
beetle, and that he is altogether harm
less. He was carried to the water
melon fields from the manure pile.
Cook county, Illinois, in which
Chicago is situated, held a meeting last
Saturday for the purpose of electing
delegates to State monetary conven-
ton to be held at Springfield, on June
5. Speeches were made by ex-Con-
gressman Vim. J. Bryan, of Nebraska,
and others. Cleveland's financial pol
lev was scored roundly and the presi-
dent himself came in for great deal
of abuse. A free coinage platform
was adopted by vote Of 706 to %,
and 353 free coinage delegates, all to
which the county is entitled were
elected to the State convention. There
is no longer any doubt that the Illinois
Democracy is for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver.
- Spanish supremacy over Cuoa
seems to be threatened most seriously.
The latest cablegrams announce that
the insurgents have gotten the best OF
several severe fights lately, and are
gaining strength daily. Campos, the
Spanish general, has cabled the home
government for 10000 additional
troops at once, and asked, that $4,000
more be held in readiness for embark
alton at q moments notice. Maceo,
the insurgent leader, is now stationed
at Jaranoueca, small town in the in
terror with 1000 troops. General Sal
cido marched against him about 10
DAYS ago at the head of 1000 Span
iards. News of the expected fight is
now being awaited with great anxiety.
The price of New York newspa-
pers is attracting some general atten-
ton, and is exciting comment in news
paper circles in that city. Ten years
ago the general tendency was down
ward. The Times first made a reduc-
ton from four to two cents, and was
followed by The Herald; The Tribune
shaving only one cent, to a figure 1t
has steadily maintained ever since.
Since that date The Times and Herald
have deemed it wisest to increase
their selling price to three cents, while
The World has maintained its two pen
nv price since the time of its rehabi-
tation under its present ownership.
OF late, however, changes have been
going on. The Journal: started as
one cent paper, has doubled its price
and its contents, and increased the
selling price of its Sunday edition from
three to five cents. There is a pref
ty we'll defined report that The World
will step up to the three cents place
of The Times, Herald and Tribune.
"The chamber of commerce is
keeping close watch on the Memphis
conventien," says the New York Her.
aid, "and several eminent Southern
statesman have been secured to drum
the delegates into line. This conven-
ton is to be the Fort Sumter of the
campaign, to be followed by deter
mined attack on the enemy in all di-
rections. Particular attention will be
paid to localities like Missouri, where
HSilyer Dick" Bland holds forth to
Nebraska, where Editor and Orator
Bryan wields his facile pen; and to
Terre Haute, Ind, where Senator
VOORHEES, shouts for silver. Curiously
enough, the newspapers in those Sec
tions are the most eager to get sound
money literature from the Reform
Club, and big patches 60 out to those
districts every week. The sound mon
ey men have great hope of securing
the South for monometallism, and will
send out "broadside" next week,
paying particular attention to Southern
topics, and especially the cotton ques'
ton. 1t is believed that if State banks
could circulate their notes in the South
without paying the 10 per cent. tax,
the silver question would be lost sight
of completely"
- Secretary Carlisle has written the
following letter in acceptance of an
invitation to address the Memphis
convention, gotten up for the purpose
of giving him an opportunity of start
ing the campaign in behalf of gold
monometallist sentiment in the South
"W. J. Crawford. Chairman, etc.,