Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-11


Negroes gave away all of their earthly
effects, and as the hour for the ascen-
sion drew near, the excitement devel-
oped into something like insanity.
Huddled together in crowd, they
expected to be visited by a whirlwind
that would speedily bear them away.
One Negro became 80 excited as to
think that all that was necessary to fly
was to make the effort. He climed on
a housetop and boldly leaped upwards,
shouting "Good bye, I'm gone to glory"
He was carried to the hospital with a
broken leg. Some hours before the
appointed time for the departure, Rev.
Smith told his converts that he had
received summons to come in advance
of the others, and shortly afterward
disappeared. Upon the failure of the
whirwind to develop, the Negroes took
themselves to dense wood on the out
skirts of the city. They seem to think
that there has been some mistake as to
the time and that they will yet be
transported to the heavenly realms
above.
President Cleveland presided at
big Presbyterian missionary meeting in
Carnegie Hall, New Y ork, last week
and made an address. During the
course of his remarks, he referred to
the bad influence that prevailed in
newly settled communities like some
of the Western States, and suggested
the great need of missionary work in
order that the citizens of these new
communities might be better fitted for
their duties. A number of Western
congressman have taken bitter excep-
tion to the presidents remarks. Rep
resentative Hartman, of Montana,
few days ago, replied to them in the
house. He said that the president was
disposed to subordinate everything,
even religion, to the silver question,
and that his criticisms of the Western
States were nothing but gratuitous
slurs. Senator Dubois, of Idaho, has
come out in an interview in which he
also takes the president to task. He
quotes census figures to show that the
church membership of Idaho is larger,
IN proportion to population, than is
that of New York, and goes to prove
that Idaho also has the advantage in
the matter of convicts, paupers, litter
ates and the amount per capita of her
educational fund. Not only this, the
wealth per capita in Idaho is 50 to 81
in New York. Several congressman
charge that the presidents motive was
to make prejudice against the admis-
sion of new States that are likely to
favor the free coinage of silver.
Last week the Associate Press pub
lished an alleged authentic statement
from President Cleveland to the effect
that no matter what congress might
do in regard to Cuba, the belligerent
rights of the insurgents would not be
recognized by the administration.
The matter has given so much annoy
ance to the president that he has seen
fit to make a statement to the United
Press. While he does not say whether
or not his views were correctly repre-
sented, he is very emphatic in the as
sertion that the statement was made
without his authority. Here is what he
SAYS: II see that it is assumed in certain
quarters that deliverence published
a few days ago in regard to the Cuba
question may be taken as defining the
attitude of the administration on that
subject. / wish you would say that
I never saw the statement nor heard
of it until I read it in the newspapers,
and even then neglected to read all OF
it, supposing that it represented moth
ing more than a newspaper guess.
do not know how it originated nor by
whom it is constructed or inspired, but
do know that am in no manner re-
sponsible for it, nor in any way related
to it. ! only desire to say in addition
that do not know whether the publ
cation referred to represents the views
of the administration on the Cuban
question or not, and that l have never
found any difficulty in communicating
with the people in manner which
leaves no doubt as to the authenticity
of any statement purporting to repre-
sent my views"
"A Pennsylvania desperate kept a
sheriff and posse and 1000 citizens at
bay for "a hours at Bellefonte last
week. The name of the desperate
was William Etlinger. A month or so
ago, Etinger committed violent
assault on his father-in-law and was
arrested for the crime. He secured
bail, and on his failure to appear for
trial bench warrant was issued for
his re-arrest. Finally, on Thursday OF
last week, two deputies ran him to
cover in his house. He barricaded the
doors aud windows. The deputies
kicked panel out of door and one
of them attempted to enter but Etlin-
ger blew his brains out, and shot
through the door dangerously wounded
the other deputy. The sheriff was
notified of the tragedy and came to
the scene with a posse. Pretty soon
something like 1000 people collected.
Etlinger was in the house with his
wife, two children and the body of the
dead deputy. He was called upon to
surrender, and in reply said that he
would only be taken dead. Numerous
shots from the windows warned the
crowd to keep at safe distance.
After awhile it was decided to burn the
house, and on Friday night man more
venturesome than the rest succeeded in
the undertaking. When the fire began
to make headway, Etlinger released