Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-10
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sible precaution to keep down such
outbreaks as occurred during the ex-
citement occasioned by the passage of
the resolutions sometime back.
- The army of Spain on a peace
footing consists of 100000 men. On a
war footing it is raised 70 4S0, 900 men,
with $40 guns. The colonial forces, in
cluding militia, number 100000. Ser
vice is compulsory on all for eight
years in Spain, or four years in the
colonies. The navy consists of 126
steam vessels including seven iron
clads, and about $4,000 men.
1t is generally presumed among
newspaper men that the Associated
and United Press are non-partisan and
that in. all cases they furnish their
patrons with plain unvarnished facts.
The report from the Crisp-Smith joint
debates, however, incline us to think
differently. One association has it
that everything goes Smiths way, and
the other gives everything to Crisp.
1t seems that the. reports of neither
association :. are to be relied upon
implicitly. =.
The black plague, the most dread
ful of Asiatic scourges, has broken out
in Hong Kong, China, and thousands
of people are dying from it daily.
The authorities managed to keep the
existence of the plague secret for a
time, for commercial reasons but now
that the matter has become known,
the San Francisco authorities are be-
coming very much alarmed for fear
that the disease may find its way to
that city and even into the interior
of the United States.
New York State is greatly stirred
on account of what is known as the
Raines liquor law. The law fixes
LIQUOR licenses at from $400 to $500.
Screens are prohibited. A saloon can
not be located within 200 feet of a
school house or church. No liquor
can be sold at night or On. Sunday on
path of heavy penalties. The effects
of the law were first felt in New York
city on last Sunday, and there was a
mighty wall from the liquor element
everywhere.
- The spectacle was presented the
other day in a civil court in New
York of millionaire landlord urging
a Justice to dispossess poor family
from one of his tenements because
there was 81 due him for rent. The
Judge was indignant. He asked the
millionaire what he meant by such
cruelty; but the heartless landlord
merely replied that he wanted his
money. The judge then paid the dol
lar due for rent to the meanest million
aire on earth, while the spectators
Clipped in and gave the poor laborer
enough to tide him over until the
clouds roll by.
Hiram w. Jones and Aretas Hoyt,
two politicians, came to blows at Port
Jervis, New York, few days ago.
Hoyt was the aggressor and struck the
first blow. Jones sought revenge by
swearing out a warrant. Realizing
that he would be convicted, Hoyt
hurried to the Office of the magistrate,
gave himself up, plead guilty and was
fined 50. Jones got to the Office OF the
magistrate after the case had been duly
disposed of aud was non-plussed. He
was very much disappointed, however,
because he had hoped that if the case
had been allowed to take the usual
course, his assailant would have been
more severely punished.
The goldbugs down in Georgia are
getting somewhat desperate. Their
last trick is to try to make it appear
that Mr.. Crisp has also been goldbug.
They say that when Crisp was elected
speaker in 1898, he appointed on the
committee of coinage, weights and
measures majority of anti-silverltes.
Crisp answers with an emphatic denial.
He says that he made up the commit
tee so as to give the silver men a
majority of one, and that the goldbugs
afterward managed to induce Mr.. Kill
gore, who had previously been silver
man, to turn over to the other side.
This, it will be generally remembered,
is the whole truth in regard to the
matter.
"A horrible tragedy occurred at
Talbotton, Ca, on last Monday. DR..
w. L. Ryder, a prominent dentist, had
for long time been paying attention
to Miss Sallie Emma Owen, beauti-
full and accomplished society belle. On
Monday Miss Owen was visiting the
home of friend. A. P. Persons, a
member of the Georgia legislature,
was also a visitor at the same house
and was having pleasant chat with
Miss Owen. Presently DR.. Ryder
entered the room armed with double
barreled shotgun. Without warning,
he deliberately raised the gun and
fired at Miss Owen. The charge tore
half of her head off and killed her
instantly. The second barrel was fired
at Persons, and wounded him slightly
Ryder then threw his gun away and
ran. He was pursued and recaptured
but it was found that he had attempt
ed suicide by cutting his throat. He
is now in critical condition. Insane
jealousy is generally supposed to have
been the cause Of his brutal action.
The Humane society of Fort Wayne