Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-17
Straps aud fafts.

The Populist national executive
committee held a meeting in Chicago
last Tuesday. All of the members
were present except two or three
The business was transacted behinc
closed doors. After the meeting, how
ever, Chairman Butler gave out some
information. He said that Watson
would certainly continue in the race
to the end but that he would in nc
way jeopardize Mr.. Bryan's chances
of election. Continuing Chairman
Butler said that in his opinion Mr.
Bryan can be elected without the
votes of Illinois, Michigan, Minneso
ia or Iowa. He thinks Kentucky will
surely go for Bryan and describe:
Ohio as changing in the balance"
Dugald Crawford, a big dry goods
merchant of St. Louis, Mo-, discharg
ed 10 of his clerks last Saturday be-
cause they had signified their inten'
ton to vote for Bryan. He told the
clerks to 20 out and tell why they
were discharged-that was what he
wanted them to do. Immediately q
fund was raised with which to prose
cute Crawford for intimidating voters
and now the goldbug merchant is out
in an open letter in which he invites
the discharged clerks back to his en-
ploy and says that he will close bis
store from p. m, on the day of the
election in order that all of his en-
ployes may vote as they please.
"A special to the Chicago Tribune
from Key West, Fla, tells the follow
ing story which is more or less imagi-
native: "Advices from Remedies,
Cuba, tell of tie gallant deeds of a
band of Amazons headed by Senorita
Martina Hernandez Perez. They are
mounted, and have been in the vicini.
ty of Vuoltas for some time. Last
Saturday afternoon Senorita Perez, at
the head of her band, dashed upon the
town. A picket of 12 Spanish soldiers
at the gate were put to the machete.
The Amazons then rode through the
streets, cutting down other Spanish
soldiers who were lounging in front OF
a cafe. In the plaza 200 Spaniards
were charged. The Spaniards fred a
volley, which killed three Amazons,
and then fed to the barracks, after
losing eight of their number. A year
ago Martini's fancee was captain in
the Cuban army, but after he was cap
tured and put to death by the Span
iards she vowed vengeance and organ
lied her band, the members of which
are sworn to never spare Spaniard. "
In a statement given out last Tues
day, A. R. Tolbot of Lincoln, Neb.,
Mr.. Bryan's law partner, and a Re-
publican candidate for the Nebraska
senate, says: ~ see that it is stated
in the press reports that I have bolted
Mr.. Bryan, my law partner, now
Democratic candidate for president. 1
have always been, and am now, a Re-
publican, but no man has greater
admiration for Mr.. Bryan than I have.
His honesty, integrity and patriotism
cannot be questioned. I have not
bolted Mr.. Bryan, and any statement
to that effect is untrue. wish also
to add that the statement in the press
of the country to the effect that Mr..
Bryan misstated his financial relations
to the defunct German National bank
of this city in his New London, Conn.,,
speech is without foundation and un-
true. Mr.. Bryan, at the time of the
failure of that bank, was not indebted
to it in any amount whatever, and the
bank held no note bearing his sigma
ture. The indebtedness referred to in
the dispatches was my own personal
obligation"
- Generals Alger, Sickles, Siegel,
Howard, Stewart and Corporal Tan
ner, all Republican gold standard men,
are touring the west trying to do mis-
sionary work among the old soldiers
who were formerly under their COM
mand. They got along very we'll until
they reached South Bend, Indiana,
and there they met with snag. After
each had his say Chauncey E. Ash
craft, a veteran soldier and free silver
Republican gave it to them as follows ::
ave helped to strike the shackles from
the limbs of 100000 of black slaves
and we have resolved to prevent plac-
ing shackles on several millions of
whites. Men of your standing do not
not know the misery of the people for
the want of work and money to care
for their wives and children, and you
offer no relief in your platform. Ever
since the war the Republicans have
declared for the double standard and
why the change to day, gentlemen &?
Were you deceiving US then or now I?
Gentlemen, please tell your eastern
friends that you find the old soldiers
of Indiana are doing their own think
ing and the majority of US will vote
for William J. Bryan-one of Gods
noblemen-for their good and the good
of their posterity."
The Sultan's recent firman to the
effect that the powers that were not
parties to the treaty of Berlin, will not
be allowed TO send guardships into
the Sea of Marmora won't 90. So