Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-17
Seraps and faets.


kept up with that in the craftsmanship
The president has signed the bill
providing that a years residence ir
any of the territories shall be necessary
before application can be made to the
territorial courts for a divorce. A
large assortment of legal and judicia
shysters will have to join the lottery
people in looking for another job.
- Republicans leaders find it very
difficult to keep ahead of Mathew
Quay, of Pennsylvania. There are
contests for seats of several members
of the Pennsylvania delegation, ano
Quay was given to understand tha
it was doubtful as to whether he
would be allowed to remain in the
committee room while the contest was
being decided. Pretty soon after il
was announced that Quay had in his
possession a proxy from the Negro
committeeman from the district o.
Coloraeo, and the understanding was
that he was to hold the proxy as long
as he wanted it. 1t goes without say
ing that Quay did not work his little
racket without a specific object.
- General Fitzhugh Lee has already
incurred the mortal displeasure ofGen,
eral Weyler. A few days ago Gener'
al Lee visited the government prison
in Moro castle. He was much i'm.
pressed by the prevailing smell and the
horrible filth that existed there. On
returning to his rooms, he Immediately
wrote a polite note to General Weyler
asking that American prisoners be Civ.
en- more bearable quarters. General
Weyler, replied to the note as politely
as he knew how, and assured General
Lee that his request would be complied
with. Then he issued an order to the
effect that General Lee must not be
admitted to any other Spanish prisons.
The gradual decline of the gold
reserve in the treasury, which, under
the last bond issue, reached its maxi
mum figure of $12S, 900, 900, on April
18th, has now fallen to $104, ,238, ,754.
Last Fridays Withdrawals were $2,-
1S6,S00, most of it for export. Of the
silver bullion purchased under the act
of July 18th, 1890, there are now on
hand 132, 1898, ,452 fine ounces the cost
of this bullion is $119, 9,941, ,055; its
coming value 72,54l,414. The total
number of silver dollars coined from
bullion purchased under the act of
July 18th, 1890, to June 1st, 1896, was
SAG, 6,044,65l. Upon this coinage there
was seigniorage, or profit, of $40, Ill.,
239.
The New York correspondent of
the Philadelphia Ledger says: "Gov-
ernor Evans, of South Carolina, who
wants Senator Tillman nominated for
president, is stopping at the highest
priced and most swell hotel in town, q
fact that will hardly commend him to
to his Populistic friends. He predicts
that the free silver Democrats will
nominate the Democratic candidate
and he will be elected. He calculates
that the free silver candidate would
have fifty-tour votes to spare, and this
Notwithstanding that there was no ex-
pectation of getting Democratic votes
in the east. He regards Major Nc
Kinley, however, as a strong candi-
date, provided he is not put on gold
platform, because his record shows
that he has been friendly to silver "
Spanish generals held council of
war in the palace of General Weyler,
at Havana, last Saturday, and after a
thorough discussion of the situation, it
was decided that in view of the disad-
vantages of the wet season and the
facts that large per cent. of the Span
ish soldiery is down with yellow fever,
hereafter, and until conditions change,
no more active operations will be con-
Quoted except under special circum-
stances where they may be required.
Beyond trying to defend fortified towns,
the Spaniards will not try to do much.
With the Cubans, however, it will be
different. They will continue their
operations as actively as ever, and will
make it extremely difficult for the
Spaniards TO hold even what they now
have.
1t is rather dangerous for stran-
ger to walk about the streets of St.
Louis at nighttime alone. Charles N.
Loze, a colored delegate to the con-
vention from Texas, was shot and SER
iously wounded last Saturday morning
at about o'clock by Robert w. Thiele,
white man, aged about 2l years. Loze
was on bis way to the home of his
brother, with whom he was stopping.
He became confused and lost his way.
He stopped Thiele for the purpose of
getting some information. Thiele
promptly drew his pistol and fired at
Loze 5 times. He was arrested and
put in Jail. Upon being questioned in
regard to the matter, he claimed that
he was afraid that he was going to be
held up ard did the shooting in self
defense.
Postmaster General Wilson has de-
MED the privilege of the mail to E. G.
Mason, of Sedalia, Mo-, who started a
chain system of letters, asking sub
scriptions for preacher in need, and
who it is charged kept the money re-
ceived. E. c. Mason is superintendent
of agencies for the Midland Savings
and Loan company and supreme scribe
of the Royal Tribe of Joseph. He sent
out on May a batch of $500 letters,
asking each person addressed to send
him q dime and to start a chain by
writing to three personal friends, each
one responding, in the course of time
would bring in the sum of S170,O0O,-
OOO,0OO,OOO. The intended beneficial
rv- il is said. is General Van Patten, q