Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-19
Scraps and faets.

States, Venezuela has practicallydecid.
ed to send representative to London
with power to open direct negotiations
with the government of Great Britain
for settlement of the boundary dis
pute between British Guiana and Ven
ezuela.
The total visible supply of cotton
for the world is 3,S70,903 bales, of
which 3,37S,7O3 bales are American
against 4,S47,7S4 bales and 1924 ,5S4
bales respectively last year. Receipts
of cotton this week at all interior
towns SO, ,639 bales. Receipts from the
plantations IS, ,5S2 bales crop in sight
S,776, ,462 bales.
The new government per cent.
bonds are now selling on the New
York Exchange at 1155, or about 81
on the 500 more than the average
price that was paid for them at the
recent sale. The price has been up as
high as III but it is claimed that the
Morgan syndicate has flooded the
market, and that has brought down the
price.
From Bright's, Alabama, comes the
story of the annihilation of an entire
family by measles. The family of Mr..
P. A. Higginr, the postmaster, was
taken down at almost the same time
with the malady. First son, aged 20,
died then the mother followed, and
the father came next. A daughter
aged 18 also died from the effects Of
the disease. Neighbors had to bury
the family one by one.
-Weyler, the new governor general
of Cuba, has issued proclamation in
which he threatens death to those who
sympathize with the Cubans even
upon the slightest pretext. Among
other offenses that are designated as
being punishable by death, is word
in favor of the insurgents or against
the Spaniards. General Gomez has
announced it as his intention to butch
er Spanlard for every Cuban butch
cred by Weyler.
- Vice President Stevenson has an
eye on the Democratic nomination for
president. The Washington correspon-
dent of the Charlotte Observer says that
Mr.. Stevenson told North Carolina
congressman not long ago that he had
always been in favor of the free coin
age of silver, and that within the next
month or two, it is his intention to
write an open letter in which he will
so declare himself. The vice president
has strong following throughout the
Union, and if it is possible for any free
silver man to get the Democratic NOM
nations, he seems to stand at least an
equal chance.
After a debate lasting two weeks,
the house, on last Saturday night, took
a vote on the senate's free silver sub
stitute to the houses coin bond bill.
The closing speeches were made by
Crisp and Turner, of Georgia, both
Democratic members of the committee
on ways and means. Mr.. Crisp was
for the bill, Of course, and Mr.. Turner
was against it. The debate between
them was of peculiar interest and was
listened to with close attention. The
house decided that it would not
concur by vote of 215 to 80. Inves-
tigation of the vote shows that 25
Republicans, So Democrats, Silver
ite, and all the Populists present, vot-
ed in favor of the substitute and that
1874 Republicans and 81 Democrats
voted against it. The Democratic
vote against free coinage, was six
greater than the Republican vote for it.
A dispatch of Saturday from
Providence, Rhode Island, says: Sen
ator B. r. Tillman, of South Carolina,
was the guest of the Commercial Club,
of this city this evening and spoke be-
fore largely attended meeting on
his famous dispensary system. The
famous ex-governor was an agreea-
BILE surprise to the assembly and spoke
in forcible and consistent manner on
his subject, giving an interesting and
simple description of the plan and exc
cutiGn of the liquor business as carried
on by the State government. This
was the first visit of Senator Tillman
to New England and was of additional
interest on that account. At the end
of his address, which was warmly
received by the club, President An
drews, of Brown university, delivered
a brief address in commendation of
Senator Tillman's talk.
The press dispatches contain a
rumor to the effect that DR.. Nansen, a
Norwegian explorer, has discovered the
North pole. The story is said to have
come simultaneously from Irkutsk, in
Eastern Siberia, and Archangel, in
Northern Russia. The two points are
something like $500 miles apart.
There are no details in connection with
the story and people who understand
the Arctic regions are inclined to
discredit it. DR.. Nansen's exedition
was commenced last April. There are
13 men in the party. A dispatch in
December last said that DR.. Nansen's
wife had received letter from him by
carrier pigeon but as it was known
that no carrier pigeons had been taken
with the party, no credence was given
to the report. Later dispatch from
Hammerfest, Norway, reported that