Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-29
Straps aud faets.

There IS going TO De vast lnnuX
of strangers into Russia this year,
many of them Americans, to attend
the coronation of the czar. 1t is going
to be gorgeous. The coronation GER
emonies of Alexander II cost So, ,0O0,-
600. Alexander III spent $40, ,000, 900.
Car Nicholas II expects to spend in
the five hours ceremony $50, 600, 900,
or more than $1,000 a second for
placing two crowns on the heads OF
two young persons, says The Argonaut.
One hundred and fifty thousand troops
will be mobolized for the ceremony /;
$4,000 soldiers will be used to guard
the railway route of tbe emperor and
empress from their winter home to the
Moscow citadel. The remaining 100,-
600 will be concentrated in and around
Moscow, guarding every highway,
watching every street and forming
double walls of armed men between
which the Car and czarina and their
glittering pageant will proceed through
the Gate of the Redeemer to the En-
press Katharine apartments in the
Kremlin.
- The director of the mint has re-
ceived report from John Daggett,
superintendent of the San Francisco
mint, of the production of gold and
silver in California, Oregon, Washing
ton and Alaska, during the calendar
year, 1895. The production of gold
in California was Sic, 1884 ,316, and Of
silver, coming value, s599,79O. Gold
in Oregon is placed at 81 1897 ,6S2, and
silver at $15, 1872 in Washington, gold,
1878, 14S, silver Sal, 900 Alaska, gold,
$2,328, 400, silver $97 900. The increase
in gold in 1895 over 1894, in California
was 81, All GOO, and of silver, 1902, ,450.
In Washington the increase Of gold
was $40, $50, and of silver, $12S, ,4S0 !;
in Alaska the gold increase was
$l,O4S, 300, and silver $4,000. The
gold output of Oregon in 1895, as COM
pared with 1894, shows decrease of
$275, 700, and an increase in the silver
product of $4,000. The report states
that the indications are that the gold
product for 1896 will largely exceed
that of 1895.
- There was personal alteration
in the naval committee room of the
house last Thursday that resulted in
bloodshed. 1t was between Congress
man Money, of Mississippi, and Con-
gresham Hall, of Missouri. 1t seems
that there is a strong jealousy between
two factions of the navy-the staff and
the line. tits with regard to precedence
and promotions. Each faction has its
representatives in and about the halls
of congress, lobbying for its respective
claims. It seems that Money had been
enlisted on one side of the controversy
and Hall on the other. They got into
a dispute, as the result ofwhich Money
denounced Hall as liar and a scoun-
drel. Hall responded, hurling at his ad-
versary a glass sponge holder. The mis-
sile struck Money on the head and
severely stunned him. Money, how
ever, returned an inkstand at Hall /;
but missed him. Then both men be-
gan reaching for their pocket knives /;
but other congressman interferred and
more serious trouble was averted.
Money bled profusely from the wound
inflicted by Hall, and had to take his
bed. 1t was feared that there would
be arenewal of the encounter next day
and probably duel; but fortunately
both men have seemed satisfied to ac-
cept the situation as it stands.
- Congressman Shuford, of North
Carolina, introduced a resolution on
Thursday Of last week "to investigate
the extent to which Federal patron
age is being used to control the legis-
lation and corrupt the public service" {"
The preamble recites that charges have
been publicly made that the use of
Federal patronage has become nation
al disgrace and menace to our insti-
tutions; that it is charged that it is be-
ing used to control conventions coerce
congress and manipulate the supreme
court that the power of 100000 Fed
eral officials centered in the chief ex-
ecutive will absorb the independence
of the other coordinate branches of the
government; that circumstances seem
to justify the belief that executive in
fuence through the use of Federal
patronage was exerted to secure
the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act at the extra
session of the 53rd congress, and that
it is believed this abuse of executive
prerogative has been practiced for
many years. "Yet never eliminating
to that shameful and alarming extent
as during the term of the present ad-
ministration." 1t is resolved, therefore,
that committee of five be appointed
to investigate the subject and report
some plan by which this growing evil
may be eliminated.
"A great electrical exposition is to
be inaugurated in New York city on
May 4, and among other things it is
promised that the tremendous power
of Niagara Falls, ATS miles away, will
be communicated to the city over
ordinary Western Union telegraph
wires. Another feature of the pro-
gramme, as per arrangements, will be
the sending of a telegraphic message
around the world, also by means of
electricity generated at Niagara. To
Chauncey M. Depew has been delega-
ted the task of composing the message,
which is proposed to be an epigram-
matical sentence of not more than
a dozen words. There is no cable
across the Pacific, and this message
will be sent by overland wires and
cables across to Hong Kong. China