Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-23

dents OF the Island OF CuDa.
- Alexander Comstock, manager of
the McBee- Bryan lecture combination
says that the contract with Mr.. Bryan
for so lectures at $1,000 a night has
been sold to an Atlanta syndicate at an
advance of $4,000. Upon being ask
ed about the the matter, Mr.. McBee
refused to either deny or confirm the
story. Many of the larger cities are
making big offers for the Bryan lee
ture, and the outlook is that the tour
is to be great success from start to
finish.
- The senate committee on foreign
relations, on last Friday, by a practi-
cally unanimous vote, agreed to
favorable report on Senator Cameron's
resolution recognizing Cuban indepen-
dence. The resolution reads as fol-
lows: "That the independence of the
republic of Cuba be and the same is
hereby acknowledged by the United
States of America. Section 2. That
the United States will use its friendly
offices with the government of Spain
to bring to a close the war between
Cuba and Spain.'
Secretary Olney's interview on the
Cuban independence resolution has
made most of the senators very angry.
Senator Chandler is particularly exor-
cised. He says that such thing as
the president giving out beforehand
that he would veto resolution and
ignore it in the event of its passage
over his veto, has never before been
heard of. He also intimates that it Is
only because there is not sufficient
time for impeachment proceedings,
that the president dares give notice of
his intended refusal to disobey the
law.
- William Shaw Bowen, the CORES
pondent of the New York World, has
been permitted to visit American pris-
oners in the Spanish fortresses in Cuba.
He has seen all the members of the
ill.fated Competitor expedition, and
reports that they have been and are
being treated as we'll as prisoners
could expect. Their accommodations,
food, ETC., are about the same as would
be provided in the United States.
Except on account of the fact that
they are prisoners and their fate is
doubtful, the Competitor men seem to
be very well satisfied.
- Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement for the
week ending last Friday shows an
increase in the movement in sight,
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year, of $1,000 bales,
a decrease under year before last Of
$4,000 and an increase over 1898 Of
$4,000. The amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
4OT, ,647, against BIC, ,Sl4 for the seven
days ending this date last year. The
movement since September l shows:
receipts at all United States ports,
4,4O6, ,357; overland across the Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada, 493, ,00S !;
interior stocks in excess of September
l, 42S,S93; southern mill takings,
357,642.
The New York Journal, few days
ago, telegraphed the governors of the
respective states asking them whether
or not they favored the recognition of
Cuban independence, and in case Of
war, how many men their states could
be depended upon to furnish at once.
Several of the governors declined to
answer either of the questions; hut
quite number said they thought the
Cubans should be recognized as belli-
gerents, and the governors of the fol-
lowing states gave the figures men,
toned as covering the number oftroops
they thought they could furnish on
short notice: Florida, $4,000; South
Carolina, 10000; Oklahoma, 5000;
Nebraska, 1900; Nevada, 5000; Utah,
5000; Wisconsin, $500; Indiana, 10
600; California, 5000 Montana, 1000 !;
New Mexico, 5000; Virginia, $500.
- Senior Canovas del Castillo, prime
minister of Spain, is reported to have
given it out that it is the intention of
the Spanish government to grant more
liberal treatment to Cuba, after the
insurrection has been put down. Spain,
however, is unwilling to grant any
concessions at the present time. She
is afraid that they might be taken as
having been influenced by domestic or
foreign threats, and she is not willing
to give color to such an appearance.
Under no circumstances, says Castillo,
will Cuba be granted autonomy after
the fashion that exists in Canada. He
goes on to say that Spain does not
desire war with the United States,
and will do nothing to provoke such a
war; but if nothing else but war will
satisfy the people of this country,
Spain will do the best she can to be
accommodating.
- The Richmond State, a few days
ago, asked a number of the most
prominent Democratic statesman Of
America to give their definitions of
Democracy. The reply of Hon. W..
Bryan was as follows: 81 have not
time to answer your questions at
length. In broad sense a Democ-
racy is a government which the people
rule and a Democrat is one who be-
lieves in such government. In a
party sense, Democracy is defined by
the Chicago platform, and the person
who supports the party and its plat
form can call himself q Democrat.
The platform was entirely satisfactory
to me. In my judgment, it applied
Democratic principles to present con-
ditions. If minority has a right to