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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-03
Ths atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. O. !:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1896.

"A few weeks ego the big Republican
newspapers throughout the country were
printing everything that Mr.. Bryan had
to say in his speeches. Now they have
quit. Why?
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Fell In the Wheat Pit.

Earnest Hasseltine, aged is, who has
for some time been acting as assistant
cashier of the Bank of Lancaster, is
short in his accounts to the amount of
about $500. The shortage was dis
covered last Saturday. The young
man had been speculating in wheat
futures and lost. Upon the discovery
of his shortage, he disappeared and
the bank is willing to pay 500 for his
capture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-03

AS one reason for breaking prece-
dents in making speeches over tho coun-
try, Mr.. Bryan says it is better for the
people to find him out before the election
than afterwards.
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To BE Tried Again.

10 lTicu "a ASoih'
The State of Monday says: The
time is now rapidly approaching for
the dispensary law of South Carolina
to be put on the judicial gridiron OF
the highest tribunal in the land-the
United States supreme court in Wash
ington. On October 10, the several
cases which bring up all the features
of the law will be argued in full. At
torney General Barber will appear,
representing the state, and Mr.. J. 7.
Kennedy Bryan of Charleston, will
make the leading argument on the
other side. The cases-most of them
at least-have been pending long
time and all parties concerned are glad
that a final adjudication Of all the
vexed questions involved is close at
hand.
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Ii Hung Chang has left Pekin TO attend
the coronation of the czar at Moscow.
DIR. Bull, who was vice-president of
the reidhstag in 1889, is dead at Deides-
helm.
Several churches, the postoffice and fifty
buildings were left in ashes by fire at
Asperen, South Holland.
There was no truth in the report THAT
Prince Won Hohenlohe, the German chan
cellor, had arrived in London.
Losses aggrcgating 81 1,5OO, 900, insured
for only $4,000, were caused by the fire
in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Great distress
exists among the poor in consequence.
Seventy y-one bodies of victims of the
Ueophas coal mine disaster in Prussian
Silesia have been found, and it is believed
fifty persons are still unaccounted for.
A. j. Balfour, first lord of the treasury,
stated in the House Of Commons that he
did nos believe anything would be gained
by Great Britain taking the initiative In
proposing a monetary conference.
1t is reported in Pekin that the French
Government Is supporting the offer Of
syndicate of French fnanciers to loan
China 100000. 900 taels, France to guar
antee Ahe Interest on the security of cue
Spms and other concessionA
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Mob's Work at Valencia.

MODE work at valencia.
Spanish hatred of the United States con-
tinues to break forth afresh. Renewed
demonstrations were made Thursday and
a mob stoned the United States consulate
at Valencia, in spite of the precautions of
the authorities and the alertness of the
police. When the mob formed, it's OBJ
jective point was the consulate and extra
preparations were made to guard against
an attack. But almost before the police
were aware of it flank movement had
been executed and the bowling. yelling
horde had gathered in the street Stones
were thrown which smashed the windows
of the consulate. The police made n
strong charge and dispersed the crowd.
The university has been closed under or
ders from the Government, as it was fear
ed the meetings of the students would be
a hotbed for breeding disorders.
Repeated attempts were made by disor,
'derly paraders to make their way to the
United States consulate. but they were as
often frustrated as the authorities had
received special orders to be on the look
out for any demonstration against the
property of the United States. Special
protection was afforded the building in
which the Office of the consul is located,
with view 10 the same end. The mob,
however, gathered in front of the build
ing before the police were aware Of what
was going on, and stones began to fly from
the crowd, with the result that many win
dows were broken. The crowd was cheer
ed on by sympathizers in the streets and
from the neighboring houses. The police
lost no time in charging the rioters and the
mob was speedily dispersed, although mis-
sles were flung as those who threw them
were taking fight.
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time, have signified their intention Of
sending in contributions within the next
few days. Altogether it is expected that
fully $3.50 will be realized as result Of
the meeting.
This meeting was the opening gun of
big home mission campaign throughout
the United States. 1t was the precursor
of meetings which are to be held to stim-
ulate interest in mission work by the
Presbyteries of Philadelphia, the first
formed in the United States; of Wash
ington, Pittsburg, Chicago. Kansas City.
San Francisco, st. Louis and other cities.
1t was the Presbytery of New York, the
richest and in some respects the most i'm
pOrtant of them all. though not the oldest
it dates back only TO 1S3S-which under
took to set the ball rolling, and it has GER
tainly succeeded
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eign countries. On the floor the attend
ance was the largest of the session. A
number of Senators came over from the
other end of the capitol to watch the pro-
ceedings.
The enthusiasm of the members and
the spectators ran riot several times and
the opponents of the resolution cut but a
sorry figure when they attempted coun-
ter-demonstration. Owing TO the brief
time allotted for debate members were
fortunate in securing two or three min
utes TO present their views.
When Mr.. Hit, chairman of Foreign
Affairs, arose hush fell on the House.
He moved to suspend the rules and pass
the resolutions reported by the House
Foreign Affairs Committee for recogniz-
ing Cuban belligerency.
Text of the Revolutions.
The resolutions are as follows:
Resolved, (by the House of Representa-
tives, the Senate concurring), That in the
opinion of Congress a state of public war
exists in Cuba, the parties TO which are
entitled to belligerent rights and the Unit
ed States should observe a strict neutral
ity between the belligerents.
Resolved, That Congress deplores the
destruction of life and property caused by
the war now waging in the island, and be-
lieving that the only permanent solution
Of the contest equally in the interest of
Spain, the people of Cuba and other ma
tions would be in the establishment of n
government by the choice of the people Of
Cuba, it is the sense of Congress that the
Government of the United States should
use its good Offices and friendly influence
to that end.
Resolved, That the United States has
not intervened in struggles between any
European governments and their colonies
on this continent; but from the very close
relations between the people Of the United
States and those of Cuba, in consequence
of its proximity and the extent of the
commerce between the two peoples, the
present war is entailng such losses upon
the people of the United States that Con-
gress is of opinion that the Government
of the United States should be prepared
to protect the legitimate interests Of
Americans by Intervention If necessary"
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depending upon them for support, their
preparati tons to obey orders in Milan and
other places were the signal for rioting.
the agitation being led by the women and
children, and in some instances the men
were prevented from leaving the towns.
The mobs stoned and otherwise beat the
police into helplessness and even attacked
the soldiers, numerous persons throwing
themselves in mad frenzy upon the naked
steel in the hands of the troops.
These demonstrations might have been
expected from the excitable Italian people
when the sad truth burst upon them that
through bad management at home and
poor generalship at Adowa the army in
Abyssinia had been entrapped to its de-
struction, with loss of five to ten thou
sand in killed and wounded and of all the
ammunition and food stores, leaving the
survivors in hapless plight. Their situa-
ton is sach that they cannot hope TO be
.shle to hold their ground till the arrival
of sufficient reinforcements. even if they
should be sent. The report that Gen. Bar
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DIR. JOHN HALL. able spot IN the mali
was thrOnged and an overflow meeting
was held in the lower hall. The platform
was crowded with prominent ministers
and laymen of the Presbyterian Church.
When President Cleveland appeared at y
o'clock, accompanied by Rev. DIR. John
Hall of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church, he was received with tumultuOus
applause, the whole audience rising and
waving handkerchiefs. When the ap-
plause had subsided DIR. Hall introduced
President Cleveland as chairman of the
meeting, whereupon the applause was re-
newed again and again.
'.It is not only as your fellow citizen, but
as the chief executive officer of your gov
ernment, that / desire to speak, said
President Cleveland, .for | am entirely
certain that i serve well our entire peo-
pie, whose servant l am, when here tes-
tify TO the benefit our country has receiv-
ed through home missionary effort and
when L join you in an attempt to extend
and strengthen that effort"
At the headquarters of the Presbyte-
rian Board of Home Missions it was an
nounced the following day that the meet
ing at Carnegie Hall netted about $5, 800.
Recording Secretary Oscar Il. Boyd stated
that many persons present at the meeting.
but who made no contributions at tha
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Told In n Few Lines.

Ex-Congressman William Whitney Rice
died of heart disease at Worcester. Mass.
Gen. William Moffat Reilley, prominent
in the war of the rebellion, is dead at
Philadelphia, aged "a years.
George NJ. Sheidley, ono of the pioneers
Of Kansas City, Mo-, and a very wealthy
retired capitalist, died at an advanced
age.
During a quarrel at Cheviot, O., a sub
urb of Cincinnati, Harry Matlock shot
and killed Mrs. Anna Strong, wife Of the
proprietor of the Cheviot Hotel.
The massacre of thirteen Armenian
families il reported from the District of
Moosh and five Armenians are said to
have been killed at Kirchehir, in the An
CORA district.
Henry s. Fox, Jr., son of Banker Fox
of Houston, Tex, was acquitted of the
murder of his mistress, Daisy Douglass,
whose proper name was Daisy Trelgeld,
and native Of Kansas City.
Miss Marion Crawford, the artist, Grip
pie and protege of Fanny Davenport,
Patti, DIR. Sayre, the Astor family and
other people of prominence, died in New
York and was buried in Minerva, o.
Harry Pillsbury, who returned to New
York from st. Petersburg, has no excuse
to offer for his failure 20 carry off first
prize at the Russian chess tournament,
but says he expects to do better If given
another chance.
A correspondent in Guayaquil, Ecua-
dor, wires that Gen. Plutario Bowen has
arrived at Tumaco and has issued pro-
clamation denouncing Alfaro as a man
incapable of governing the country and
as a robber of the public treasury.
The visit of the Sultan to the Tap
kapou palace in the Stamboul quarter,
upon the occasion Of the Mid-Ramazan
festival, to perform the ceremony of kiss
ing the prophets mantle, passed off with
out any hostile demonstration.
The Maupin anti-gambling bill, which
prohibits betting at race tracks, passed
the Virginia Senate, and now goes to the
Governor. Its prohibitions are sweeping,
and are especially aimed at race tracks
and gambling establishments across the
Potomac river from Washington.
Miss Gertrude Middleton became vio-
iently insane and was taken to the Athens
(O) asylum immediately. She went there
In December, and has since been writing
poems for Eastern magazines. Failing
TO secure recognition or remittances shs
soon became penniless, and brooding over
her tsoufles pussffled Yer mind.
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ITAlY'S DAY OF WOE.
Whole Country Is Aroused by the Over
whelming Defeat in Abyssinia.

The news Of terrible defeat to its army
in Abyssinia has set all Italy wild with
excitement. Premier Crispi has rendered
his resigna ton, which has been accepted
by the king, and it is announced that the
Chamber of Deputies will be asked TO inn
peach Crispi and the other members of
his cabinet for gross mismanagement of
the Abyssinian campaign. Indignation
meetings have been held and riotous dem
onstrations made in most of the cities, and
from the rural districts loud cries are sent
up for vengeance upon those who have
been responsible for this almost annihilat-
ing defeat. Indignation against the Gov
ernment is increased by the calling out of
$4,000 men of the reserves of 1872 for
active service. As the great majority of
these men are married and have families
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Scenes of Desolation In Cuba Reports
Of Recent Battles.

Scenes OF Desolation In Cuba-Reports
Of Recent Battles.
The reopening of telegraphic communi-
cation with the region of Pinar del Rio,
Cuba, brings the first detailed information
Of affairs in that province for several
weeks. The rich Vuelta Abajo tobacco
district seems to have been put to the
torch, and is apparently reduced to desc
late wilderness. Whole towns have been
obliterated and reduced to heap of ashes,
and their inhabitants are wandering help
less over the face of the country, many
of them starving. The villages and towns
Of Oabanas, Bahia Honda, San Diego dc
Nunez, Santa Cruz de los Pinos, Los
Palacios, Piso Real de San Diego and
San Diego de los Banos are known to be
reduced to ashes. All of these were i'm
portant and thriving centers of popula-
tion and business. The last town which
has succumbed 10 the insurgents torch
is San Juan Martinez. The tobacco
from this town is famous the world over.
It's cultivation brought great wealth to
the people of the district and gave ma
terial for large commerce in the town
and support to over 1000 families.
Garlic and Rojas, the insurgent leaders,
at fne ueuu Ol hbOut tVV ol Chci ioifVW
ers, recently attacked company Of the
Stella battalion and the local guerilla
force of San Andres, near Holguin, prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba. The soldiers
were protected by a convoy of provisions
and supplies, made Il brilliant defense and
repulsed the insurgents with loss of
twenty-five killed. The enemy retired
with many wounded. The troops lost one
lieutenant killed and seven guerrilas
wounded.
Salvador, Riosa, Fonseca, Romualdo,
Aguillero and Change. insurgent leaders,
at the head of about 600 men, recently at
tackled lieutenant and seventy guerrillas,
who were out foraging. The insurgents
fired from the cane fields and obliged the
troops to retreat with the loss of a lieu
tenant and four men killed and seven pri-
Yates wounded. Aguillero was killed and
six insurgents were wounded.
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FRIENDS OF CUBA.
Resolutions Adopted by the House
with hut slight Opposition.


with hut slight Opposition.
Despite the war talk from Spain, the
struggling patriots in Cuba were eulo-
gized in the House Monday and sympa-
thized with In a two hours debate, and
the rules were then suspended and the
resolutions by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee were adopted as . substitute
for those Of the Senate by an overwhelm-
Ing majority-263 to II. An analysis Of
the vote shows that $50 Republicans, 20
Democrats and 8 Populists voted for the
resolutions and 8 Republicans and 8 DEM
ocrsts against them. The debate, says q
Washington correspondent, which pre-
ceded their adoption was animated and
breathed a spirit of liberty. At times 1t
was exceedingly dramatic, especially
when ferebOdings of war were uttered.
bat there was no stemming the strong
tide.
The setting of the scene was brilliant.
The galleries were black with people at
tracted by the prospect of the stirring
event. In the reserved gallery were many
prominent personages. Even the diplo-
matic gallery, which is usually empty, was
thronged with the representatives OF for
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SPAIN MAKES APOLOGY.
Expresses Regret for Outbreak at
BarceIona-Ofers Reparation.


Barcelona-Ofers Reparation.
Advices Monday say that the Spanish
Government took steps very promptly to
make amends TO the United States for
the outburst of mob violence at BARGE
Iona. This action, and especially the fact
that it was taken Immediately on news Of
the affair reaching the Spanish Govern
ment and without waiting for any sugges-
tiOns from the United States, doubtless
will tend greatly to relieve the situation
and prevent q serious outcome of the
mob's attack OIL our consulate. The in
telligence of the disavOwal by Spain
reached Secretary Olney in the following
cablegram from United States Minister
Hannis Taylor Mt Madrid:
Minister Of State has just called to
express deep regret that mob has insult
ed Barcelona consulate, breaking win
dows, and offered complete repara ton. He
informed me that the Government on it's
own motion was taking every precaution
20 guard the legation and my residence.
have asked no protection"
A dispatcll from Washington Monday
says that it is perhaps in part owing to
these official advices that the excitement
in Spain over the action Of the United
States Senate leading up to the insult to
the United States consulate at Barcelona
fails to find corresponding reflex in Off
cial circles, and now almost everywhere
the feeling is general that the affair is
not one which necessarily must lead to
hostilities.
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after dragging the gorgeous banner of THE
dons through the streets, tore it to pieces.
This was the answer of the lusty Ameri-
can boys TO the acts of violence against
the United States Oh the part of the stu
dents at Barcelona, Valencia and Madrid.
At Leadville, Colo, there was most in
tense excitement when the news was re-
ceired of the burning of the American flag
by the Spaniards. A flag of Spain was
discovered in the stock Of a dry goods
merchant, and the crowd quickly found
kindling wood. The wood was ignited,
and while the crowd sang America" and
Columbia the flag of Spain was burned
IA ashes
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SPAiN'S NAVY.
Uncle sam Has No Need to Fear Any
thing from II.

Uncle Sam Has No Need to Fear Any
thing from II.
The action of Congress on the Cuban res
olution, makes it of interest to know just
how strong a navy the peninsular power
has at her disposal. SPANS navy con-
tains one old battleship, launched in 1887.
or nearly nine years ago, before Harvey
lied armor had revolutionized the art of
protecting men of war. This is the Pc
layo. She has a displacement of 1900
tons. speed of 151a knots an hour and
carries two 1211-inch guns, two 11-inch
guns and 10 smaller pieces.
Spain also has ten hrst-class, six Sec
ond-class and forty mine third-class cruis-
ers. In torpedo boats she has forty. On
the-whole our navy has absolutely nothing
to fear from that of Spain, for here is
what we have to set against il: We have
no less than six first-class vessels, each of
them better than the Pelayo, each with a
greater horse power and speed equal to
hers. Each of them, too, is better armed.
We have seven frst-class, thirteen sec.
ond-class and twenty-one third-class cruis-
ers. We have, however, but three torpedo
boats, but the efficiency of this class of
vessels has never yet been shown.
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Menelik H., Emperor Of Shoa and Abys-
sinia. King of Kings in all Africa and
monarch of Ethiopia, is the man who is
causing all the trouble to Italy by not
allowing that country to protect him.
Menelik has an idea that he is thoroughly
capable Of protecting himself and pro-
poses to do ii on his own ground rather
than trade off all his real estate for PRO
lection of the European kind. This great
ruler is, perhaps, the most interesting
monarch in all the world. He claims to be
line descendant of the famous Queen of
Sheba, and that his realms are the famous
Ophir of the Scriptures. Whatever value
may be in that claim, it is true that Meme
lik has the oldItime idea of how to be a
king. He has been able to teach a great
European power lesson which it will
never forget. He has caused all the big
ministers Of state and potentates in Eu-
rope to open their eyes very wide and TO
realize that in him they have a real king
to play with. Menelk is certainly sur
prise TO the King of Italy, and it is said
that he will be the most important man
in the game Of chess which the European
powers are ever playing. He was born in
1S4S in his fathers kingdom of Shoa His
mother was beggur whom the king took
fancy 10 and married. He ruled in Shoa
after having spent his youth in all sorts
of wild adventures, and when King John
of Abyssinia died in 1889 Menelik march
ed to Abyssinia, had himself crowned EN-
peror of Abyssinia and Shoa and proclaim
ed himself King of Kings He was en-
abled to do this with Italian interfer-
ence, but he later flung aside this alliance
because, as he said, Italy desired to alb
sorb his kingdom. The country he mules
is very rich in gold, luxuriant in vegeta-
ton and in every way desirable place
Its population is 100000.
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shVPb
ly they struggled through several winters
on wornout farms in tumbledown houses,
and while it lasted the struggle was a
pathetic one. The Hebrews who came
here were not fitted for the rugged life,
especially in winter, and the wonder is
that any of them survived one cold sea son.
The settlers could not learn how to farm.
Most of them had come from cities and
had made a precariOus living by plying
their needles, and it was natural that they
should turn again TO sewing after their
other venture had proved failure. With
so many more "hands" looking for work
in the clothing factories it is not to be
presumed that wages in that department
Of industry will greatly advance-another
lesson in immigration.
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university at Palo Alto would have been
swept away and the money turned over to
the United States Government.
The case was started in California to
force the Stanford estate, represented by
Stanford's widow, to pay to the United
States some $15,0OO,00O as the share Of
Stanford Of the debt due the United States
by the Central Pacific Railway, on the
principle of stockholders liability. Mrs.
Stanford won in the lower courts and now
the Supreme Court has affirmed their de-
eisions, which are briefly that the stock
holders of the Central Pacific are not in
dividually liable for their shares of the
debt
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w. I. CampbelI.

William j. Campbell, the Republican
national committeeman from Illinois, and
for years prominent in the councils of the
Republican party, died at his home in a
Chicago suburb, Of pneumonia, after a
short illness. The circumstances sur
rounding his death are peculiarly sad, as
his wife and father are also at the point of
death, and it was neglect of himself in
watching them that brought about his
fatal attack. He became a member Of
the Republican committee in 1891 and in
June, 1892, was unanimously elected
chairman, but resigned soon after on ac-
count of private business. He served as
State Senator from 1873 to 1885, and was
one of the most successful lawyers in the
West. He was A years old.