Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-24

private car of President Hoffman and
other property of the railroad. The
railroad gave bond and managed to
have the property released.
-"I am pretty sanguine that New
York will 60 Democratic this year, it
matters not what the Chicago conven-
ton does on the financial question" !"
said Hon. Amos Cummings to Wash
ington Post reporter. "The people of
New York State are thoroughly dis
gusted with the reform administrations
that have produced the Raines bill and
other monstrosities oflegislation. They
are mad all the way through and 80
per cent. of them are more interested
in turning down party that encroach-
es on their liberties and brings back
an era of blue laws and Puritanism,
than in the platform of a National
convention. If New York doesn't 60
Democratic this fall the Republicans
will have a scant majority, and some
of the best informed men in the party
are privately expressing their fears of
losing Guo StdGes
"A dispatch of Friday from Denver,
Col, says: The news of the action of
Senator Teller and the Colorado and
the Idaho delegations in withdrawing
from the National Republican conven.
ton has been received throughout the
State with great enthusiasm. In
Denver there will be demonstration
when Senator Teller returns, which
will be by Thursday, and Senator
Cannon, of Utah will be the feature
of another demonstration when he
passes through. The mining camps
are especially jubilant. At Aspen last
night the hills were vibrating with the
boom of improvised cannon, and at
Cripple Creek, the streets were throng-
ed by enthuastic crowds all night. At
Pueblo the company of the National
Guard fired salute of five guns when
the news of the bolt was received, and
in the Northern and Southern Colora-
do towns the enthusiasm was un-
confined. Among Republicans and
Democrats alike, Senator Teller is the
most popular public man in the State.
1t has developed that it was against
Mark Hanna's judgment to have a
gold platform E.; but the shrewd politi-
clan was out generated. This is the
way it happened. Hanna had already
bought all the Southern delegates for
Mckinley, and it did not occur to him
that the purchase did not include their
active cooperation in all other matters
where their help was needed. With
the South and West pulling together,
it was clear that there would be no
trouble about deciding upon the plat
form. The Southern delegates saw the
situation and realized that there would
be an opportunity for another trade.
They accordingly dickered with the
gold people, and before Hanna realized
what had been going on, he discovered
that those who had bargained to go
with him in the matter of nomination
had sold out to others in the matter of
platform. Hanna could only take it
as he found it, and regret that while
he was buying, he had failed to buy
for the "entire convention.
- News reached the United States
from Cuba last Friday giving an &C.
count of terrible drubbing that Gen
eral Gomez gave the Spaniards under
General Castelanos, on the 9th instant.
Gomez was entrenched a short dis
tance from HAVANA with 1900 troops,
and at the head of 800 men Castel-
amos went out for the purpose of rout-
ing him. Gomez was equal to the sit
uation. Castelanos came within about
five miles of him late in the evening
and went into camp, intending to fight
on the next day. Gomez, however,
did not wait. He advanced to the at
tack at once and made charge after
charge. The fighting was kept up all
night and part of next day. Castel-
amos was being fearfully punished, and
it was clear that he could hold out
only few hours longer. About this
time General Godav came up with
$500 re-inforcements. The Cubans
had to retire. As the result of the bat
tie, the Cubans lost less than 100 killed
and wounded and the Spaniards lost
over 1000. 1t was one Of the biggest
battles that has yet occurred, and it
greatly aroused the enthusiasm of the
Cubans.
Ohio stands second to Virginia in
the number of presidents which she has
given to the nation. Though she has
produced four occupants of the presi-
dental chair, only two of them were
residents of the State at the time of
the election. Grant, Hayes, Garfield
and Harrison were all born in Ohio.
These are the only four presidents
who were not born within the original
13 states. Of the Is presidents before
Lincoln, seven were born in Virginia,
though Harrison was credited to Ohio
and Taylor to Louisiana; two were
from Massachusetts and two from New
York two were born in North Carroll
ma, but were residents of the daughter
State Of Tennessee; one was son Of
New Hampshire and one of Pennsyl-
vania. Beginning with the war in
1861 the presidential timber was all
gathered from the West. After Buch-