Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

physician of Washington, died in Bal
timore on last Friday from the effects
of self-inflicted pistol wound on that
day. He was a son of ex-Judge Thos
J. Mackey.
Charles G. Hoffman, freight con-
ductor on the G. C.. & A. railroad,
cowhided Superintendent P. T. Wells
in Charlotte few days ago. Hoffman
had been informed that Wells had said
that he and the station agent at Fort
Mill were in conspiracy to defraud
the railroad. The agent, so the story
went, would sell the tickets and Hoff.
man would return them unpunched
for resale. Hoffman cursed Superin-
dent Wells roundly struck him several
blows with cowhide and then slap
ped his face. Wells made no resist
ance. He denied, however, that he
had made the alleged charges against
the conductor and the agent at Fort
Mill. Hoffman has been discharged.
The great retail dry goods estab-
lishment of Hilton, Hughes & Co.,,
New York, went by the board last
week. This is the concern that was
originally established by A. T. Stew
art in 1928 and which at the time of
Mr.. Stewards death in 1876, was the
greatest dry goods house in the world.
Stewart was succeeded by the sons of
Judge Hilton, and finally the firm
became Hilton, Hughes & Co. The
financial crisis of 1898 was q severe
trial and crippled the firm to such an
extent that it has never been able to
recover. The failure was not even a
surprise in financial circles. The lia-
bilities of the firm amount to nearly
$4,000, 600 and it is claimed that they
will be paid in full.
AS q result of the determination
among Populist leaders to notify Bry-
an and Watson of their nomination by
the Populists, the formal letter of no.
tifcation is now being prepared. The
notifications will probably occur at
Lincoln and at Atlanta, but the de-
tails are subject to the wishes of the
members of the committee on notifi-
cation of which Senator Allen is chair
man. He has been in communication
with Chairman Butler of late on the
question of the notification and there
is a full understanding between them
as to what will be done. The letter
now in course of preparation will be
submitted to the notification commit
tee for their approval. If they desire
to meet and proceed in body to see
Messrs. Bryan and Watson, then such
a course will be adopted and time
set for the visits. 1t is felt, however,
that it is unnecessary, and may be in
convenient, for the committeeman to
make the trip across the country, in
which case the notification will be
made by sending a letter to Messrs.
Bryan and Watson.
The persecution of the Armenians
by the Turks has broken out during
the past few weeks with renewed vio-
lence. A dispatch to the London
Daily News estimates that on last
Thursday between 1000 and 5000
people were killed in the city of Con-
stantinople alone. The fanatical Mos
lens were gathered together in bands
of from 80 to 40, and wherever they
would find an Armenian, they would
rush upon him with clubs and knives
and literally hack him to pieces.
Though the streets were filled with
Turkish soldiers and police, there was
no effort to interfere further than to
prevent humane citizens from going to
the assistance of the Armenian vic
Tins. The various European govern
ments are sending war vessels to Con-
stantinople for the purpose of protect
ing their citizens, and it is understood
that President Cleveland has ordered
the four-gun ship Bancroft to get in
readiness to start for Constantinople
at once. As yet there has been no
suggestion that any of the European
governments propose to interfere on
behalf of the Armenians. They all
seem to be satisfied to allow the muir
ders to continue unchecked.
- The New York Journal and the
San Francisco Examiner are the orr
ginators of a wonderfully interesting
bicycle race that is now in progress
across the continent from San Francis
co to New York. The race is one
purely against time, and is being run
by relays of riders, each travelling
from 20 to 40 miles. The first rider
started out from San Francisco on
August 25 at IL M, taking with him
tablet and message from General
Nelson A. Miles. The tablet is being
signed by the officials of all the i'm
portant towns through which it passes,
and it is intended that before it gets to
New York it will be signed somewhere
along the route by both Mckinley
and Bryan. The first days run was
1873 miles. At the end of the second,
the distance made was 341 miles.
The third days work showed up 57S,
and the fourth 752. For a consider
able portion of the distance, the route
lay over mountains, and when last
heard from, the relays were crossing
the desert Of Utah. Although under the
circumstances the time made has been
remarkably fast, it is expected that
when the riders reach the better roads,
east of Utah, they will be enabled to
make time that will show up much
better. The race has begun to attract
intense interest in all parts of the
country.
- The palace of the sultan of Zanzi-
bar was razed to the ground by al
British fleet last Thursday. Zanzibar
is an island nm the east coast of Africa