Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-27
Straps and faets.

On July 7 the Democrats will 60 to
Chicago and with the assistance of
delegates from Republican States that
never give us vote in the electoral
college, will try to force goldbug
upon us. But will they do it? We
have got this fight whipped in Geor-
gia," he continued, "and if we cannot
get what we want at Chicago, we will
walk out and form a party of our own"
- The frightful disaster wrought by
the Texas cyclone is even worse than
it first appeared. The number of those
reported as dead at Sherman, Tex,
has reached 100, while the number of
those severely injured is placed at $50.
The number of dead in Denison and
adjoining counties is $50. The entire
loss of property, estimated, in Texas
and Indian Territory is 81 100000. 1t
is now known that there was num-
her of tornadoes in distinct operation.
Bodies are still being found in out of
the way places. The dead body of an
infant was found in the top of hick-
ory tree, impaled on limb. The re-
lief fund for Sherman has already
reached $25 1000. Visitors are pouring
into Sherman from all sections of the
the State.
- David Armstrong, of Cleveland,
Ohio, an iron puddler, and Republi-
can politician of local note, proposes
to sue President Cleveland for failure
to keep certain promises made in 1892.
Mr.. Armstrong says that four years
ago he was promised higher wages,
more work and better times in general.
He further alleges that since Grover
Cleveland assumed control of the gov
ernment he has sustained loss of
$1,675. Mr.. Armstrong has computed
the result to him of the Harrison adj
ministration and that ofthe three years
during which Grover Cleveland has
been in control, and says he finds that
he has met with loss of time and re-
duction of wages amounting to 81 ,675.
Ee has consulted attorneys, and says
they assure him that he can recover
damages.
The New York World has publish
ed an explicit statement, from a
source only less authoritative than if
it were Mr.. Cleveland himself, that
the president will not be candidate
for reelection, that he has at no time
thought of denomination, and that his
only reason for not making the decla-
ration in person is that no occasion
has arisen for doing so. No conven-
ton has instructed its delegates for
him, and in none has there been an
effort made to secure such instructions.
In the absence in such events, and in
view of the traditions in this matter,
Mr.. Cleveland has not felt it incum-
bent upon him to speak. But the
statesman who thus speaks for him is
positive and emphatic in saying; II
do not think there is any possible
combination of circumstances which
would lead Mr.. Cleveland to allow
himself to be drafted"
- The senate is wrangling over a
resolution introduced by Senator But
ler, of North Carolina, and providing
that no more government bonds shall
be issued without consent of congress.
Senator Hill is fighting the resolution
with all his energy. He says that it
will mean repudiation. A test vote on
Friday indicated majority of IA in
favor of the resolution. AS the result
of another test vote, the majority was
reduced to 2. Senators Irby and Till
man, both of whom favor the resolu-
ton, were absent. The matter will
continue under discussion for several
days. 1t is not likely, however, that
the resolution will prevail. Even
though it should pass the senate, it will
meet death either in the house or at
the hands of the president. 1t would
mean that the secretary of the treasury
would have to coin all the silver bull
lion in the government vaults to meet
current expenses.
The state department has received
q report from United States Consul
General Karel, at St. Petersburg, in
relation to the amount of American
gold held by the Russian government.
The consul general says that he has
seen no less than 3O,769, lis in good
United States gold coin in the Golfers
of the Russian government. That was
on January l. The consul general
was invited with the consuls of other
countries at St. Petersburg to witness
the transfer of the sum of 50,000,000
roubles in gold from the Russian treas
ury to the exchange fund of the gov
ernment bank. Included in this store
of gold he saw IA 81, ,755 roubles in
value of United States half eagles.
While the coinage of all the nations of
the world was represented in this
particular pile of gold, no other nation
except Russia itself came anywhere
near the store contributed by the
United States to the Russian Golfers.
President r. Curzou Hoffman, of
the Seaboard Air Line, when asked for
a statement a few days ago in reply to
the charge that his company has at
tempted to defraud the United States
government by "padding" the mail
service, said: II know absolutely
nothing about the charges, and until
I am thoroughly informed on the sub
ject, I prefer to make no statement.
This is the first intimation that have
had that the postoffce department
entertained a grievance against the
Seaboard Air Line. and I cannot be-
lieve that Postmaster General Wilson
would publish to the world charges of
such serious nature without first