Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-01-24
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lot. As there are likely to be many
ballots, it is hazardous to make any
guesses as to who will be first or second
on the final one."
Thomas Allen, one of the Oldest
men in the world, celebrated his 15Oth
birthday on Sunday last. He lives
near Morgantown, at the little village
of Pennington, in Taylor county, West
Virginia, and" see him walking about
his premises one would not suspect,
SAYS a correspondent, he was more
than IS. He is war veteran of more
than ordinary distinction, having been
a messenger to the Duke of Wellington
at the battle of Waterloo, and served
in the English army in their campaigns
against Spain, France and Portugal in
the early part of the country. He was
a soldier in the United States army
during the war against Mexico and
fought in the Third Virginia regiment
during the Civil war. He was never
married.
The Venezuelan commission has
requested Secretary Olney to invite
Great Britain and Venezuela to sub
NIT to it all the evidence that both OF
them have in regard to the substan-
tiation of their respective claims in
the boundary matter. The request
has made the London press rather
hot under the collar. The Globe has
it this way: "Great Britain will new
er allow this monstrous claim to de-
termine the territory of British colo
ny within its jurisdiction. No power
could admit it except at the close of a
long and disastrous war. Were such a
demand made by any other power, our
only reply would be to hand its am
bassador his passports and mobilize
the fleet. Will these pernicious COM
missioners undertake to answer for
the effect upon their own countrymen
of forcing the premier to snub the
American secretary of state ?"
An apparently authentic report
has come from Washington to the
effect that President Cleveland has
prepared proclamation declaring the
neutrality of the United States in
regard to the struggle in Cuba. The
proclamation was to have been pub
lished several days ago; but was held
back on account of the removal OF
General Campos by the Spanish gov
ernment. Under the circumstances, it
would have more than ever looked
like an unfriendly act toward Spain,
and it was thought hest to wait a few
days longer until things begin to take
shape under the new regime. A neu-
trality proclamation is generally fol-
lowed by a recognition of belligerent
rights, and this is expected within
the next few weeks. Then the war
will assume a different character.
American sympathizers with the
Cubans will have but little difficulty
in reaching the island with arms and
ammunition, and it is thought that
the war will soon be brought to close.
Says the Philadelphia Record of
Thursday: "Eight hundred tons of
old cannon and 500 tons Of shot and
shell, which the Confederates produced
in the '6Os for their defense of Southern
ports from the attacks of the Union
navy, arrived at this port last night
on the schooner James w. Fitch, from
Pensacola. The entire consignment
will be broken up as old iron. These
cannon and ammunition were, in their
time, up to date in the requirements of
the government, but now the changes
are such that it is entirely valueless
except as old metal. Some of the
cannon weigh ton or more each, and
because of their antique type, are
curiosities. They had lain so long
abandoned, however, that the govern
ment ordered the entire lot to be con-
demned and sold. The Confederate
government spent thousands of dollars
for these munitions Of war"
-Shsriff A. K. Loftin, of Castor
county, n. c., had an exciting scuffle
with his prisoners one day last week.
He entered cell in which five white
prisoners were confined. He was un-
suspicious of danger, and before he
realized that anything was wrong, he
had his eyes full of lime and was en-
gagged in desperate struggle with the
men. Notwithstanding his great dis
advantage, he'held his own remarkably
we'll until finally one of his assailants
pulled his leg from under him from be-
hind. One of the prisoners had already
secured his revolver. In the meantime,
some of the other prisoners, not en-
gagged in the. attempt to overpower the
sheriff, gave the alarm, and help ar
rived most opportunely. Sheriff Lof-
tins injuries were not serious, except
that one eye is still badly infamed
from the effects of the lime. The
sheriff had placed the key in one Of
his pockets and in the excitement, the
prisoners failed to find them.
Prince Henry, of Battenberg is dead.
He was the husband of the youngest
daughter of Queen Victoria. Since his
marriage, he has been an honorary Of
ficer in the British army; but on ac-
count of the fact that he has never en-
gagged in any active service, was not
entitled to command. For sometime
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