Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-22


State conventions, gives the probable
complexion of the National convention
on the first ballot. The figures of The
Tribune are as follow: For McKin-
ley, 564 for Reed, SO /; for Morton, 81 ;
for Quay, 56 ; for Allison, Al for Brad
ley, 16; uninstructed, s3.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Green, of At
lanta, went to Bosworth, Missouri, to
see whether or not the young man held
by the police of that town was Will
Myers. He has telegraphed that, as
usual, the authorities have made a
mistake. That reward of 81 800 some
time ago offered for Myers, has given
the Atlanta police lot of extra trou.
BILE and expense. Sheriff Barnes, Of
Fulton county, claims that he has
spent $4,000 in his efforts to recapture
the escaped murderer.
In Jail at Juneau, WASH, waiting
trial on the charge of murder, is Chief
Ye Teetlen, the Tyee of the Hoonan
Indians, small tribe of some hundred
members occupying Chickskioff island,
about 100 miles south from Juneau.
The offense with which the old chief is
charged is the murder by torture of
his nephew, whom he accused of witch
craft. The chief had a disease affect
ing his right leg, which had gradually
eaten the greater part away. He
dreamed that his nephew had bewitch-
ed him, and on the strength of this he
proceeded to infict punishment. The
victims knees were bent close back
and in this position he was bound
tightly to tree. An iron band a
quarter of an inch thick was then
placed around his face, sinking into
the nose and covering the eyes, and
this was also made fast to the tree, 50
that he was unable to move his head
in any direction. He was left in this
position to starve to death. He lived
five days. He was 20 years Of age.
A confagration which resulted in
the loss of almost $250,000 and in
which two firemen were killed and
three seriously injured by falling walls,
occurred in Washington at about 8
o'clock last Monday night. Twenty
one buildings, with their contents,
were totally destroyed in the space of
about two hours. The burned district
consists almost entirely of commission
and wholesale jobbing houses in the
section bounded by B street, Louisiana
avenue, Ninth and Tenth streets. The
fire started in branch station of the
Postal Telegraph company, located on
B street, and is supposed to have been
caused by lightning, as severe thun-
der storm had just before passed over
the city. The buildings were filled
with mass of inhammable msterial,
which made it very difficult for the
firemen to cope with the progress of
the flames, which spread with great
rapidity. After two hours hard work
the flames were under control.
- General Weyler's recent order for
bidding the expectation oftobacco from
Cuba, has had a rather unexpected
effect. 1t seems that American man.
ufacturers have already purchased
millions or dollars worth of Cuban
tobacco to be delivered at the earliest
opportunity. The tobacco is stored'in
Cuban barns, and as it is very dry in
Cuba just now, it is impossible to de-
liver it within the Is days allowed
from the time of signing the order
without great loss. The American
purchasers have complained to Secre-
tary Olney and that official has asked
the Spanish government to modify the
order at least to the extent of allowing
60 days for the removal of the tobacco.
But this is not all. With the stoppage
of tobacco exports from Cuba, about
5000 Cuban cigarmakers will be
thrown out of employment in Tampa,
Fla. These Cubans are now without
means of making a living and it is
probable that within the next 60 days,
most of them will 60 to Cuba and join
the insurgents.
- The Seaboard Air Line Railroad
company, which for years, has enjoyed
the reputation of being one OF the
cleanest corporations in the country,
has fallen from grace. Its accuser is
the United States government. 1t is
the custom of the postotfice dapart-
ment to weigh the mails transported
over the railroads during 80 days each
4 years. The object of this weighing
is 10 determine upon basis of con-
tracts for the next four years. The
weighing has just been completed. 1t
has developed that during the weighing
period, the railroad people resorted to
the trick of padding the mails with
government documents sent under the
frank of United States senator, and
also with thousands of copies of At
lanta and Portsmouth papers bought
for the purpose. The fraud was dis
covered and the postmaster general
ordered another test to be made during
the ensuing 80 days. The publication
of the facts in the case has been au-
thorized by the postmaster general.
The trick is an old one and has been
practiced by different railroads from
time to time with much better success.
The problem of navigating the air