Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-19

tance of 1910 miles, breaking all pre-
vious records by some 300 miles.
Joseph Rice, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
came out second with 1882 miles to
his credit. He received $500. The
best previous bicycle record in l42
hours is 1000 miles.
Senator Allen of Nebraska, has in
troduced a resolution asking for the
appointment of committee to inves-
tigate the methods by which McKin-
ley was nominated and elected presi.
dent ofthe United States. In his speech
in support of the resolution. he said
there had never been a more wholesale
or disgraceful use of corruption money
in the history of the country, and be
wanted Mr.. Mckinley and the people
of the country to know that the high
est and most sacred Office in the world
had been bought for a price. The
probability is that, Mr.. Aliens resolu-
tion will be smothered in committee.
- The Georgia legislature is wrest.
ling with an antitrust bill, aimed
principally at large manufacturers,
who are in the habit of allowing lar.
ger commissions to dealers who will
handle their products exclusively, than
to dealers who also handle the pro-
ducts of rivals. The bill provides that
any corporation which violates its
terms, shall be denied the right to do
business in the state, and the agents Of
such corporations may be imprisoned.
The house has already passed the bill,
and it is now under consideration in
the senate. Much interest is being
manifested by representatives of the
oil, sugar, tobacco, iron, snuff and
similar trusts.
- The sultan of Turkey is said to
be considerably miffed at what Presi-
dent Cleveland had to say in his mes
sage in regard to the treatment of the
Armenians. Mustapha Bey, the Turk
ish minister at Washington, has called
upon Secretary Olney about the mat
ter. The complaint of the Turk is
that the president has referred to only
one side of the matter. He does not
deny that the Armenians are receiving
pretty harsh treatment; but he claims
that they have themselves alone to
blame, and he wants the president to
explain the matter to the American
people. 1t is not customary, however,
for the president to hold himself re-
sponsible to any foreign government
for anything he might say to congress.
Columbia State: The final tabu-
lation of the popular vote by the
United Associated Presses more than
confirms the estimates we have from
time to time published. The vote cast
lacked only $4,000 of reaching the
100000 mark, the increase over the
last preceding election being 1878 900,
an enormous gain. McKinley's plu-
.rality, instead of being 100000, as.
the goldites long claimed, was GOO, 900
Bryan received 6,5OS, 900 votes, against
5,554, 900 for Cleveland in 1892, an
increase of $4,000. Palmer and
Buckner were given only $4,000, or
one fftieth as many as Bryan, and less
than l per cent. of the total vote,
proportions we had the pleasure Of
predicting before the election. Nc
Kiuley's majority over all is less than
100000.
"A cablegram from Caracas indi-
Gates quite a serious state of affairs
throughout Venezuela. Although
President Crespo is inclined to accept
the terms of the treaty recently ne
gotiated between the United States
and Great Britain, the people are not
disposed to he so submissive. There
is talk of revolution. This talk has
become so serious in fact, that the
president has found it necessary to is
sue decree ordering all private clti-
zens owning arms and ammunition to
deposit them with the ministry of the
interior. The time set for the expira-
ton of the decree is fixed on the day
that congress convenes. At present
there seems to be every reason to be-
lieve that there is going to be some
trouble.
- The battleship Texas has come in
for great deal of discussion in naval
and shipbuilding circles lately. Most
of the naval officers, and most of the
shipbuilders, have expressed the opin-
ion that the big ship is comparatively
worthless. There has been strong
suspicion, however, that the principal
objection to the Texas lay in the fact
that she was built in southern ship
yard. Previous to the building of the
Texas, all the naval vessels had been
constructed in northern shipyards.
The Texas was built at Norfolk, Va
But now it would seem that the con-
troversy should come to an end. Sec
retary Herbert, of the navy, has an.
nounced the result of careful official
investigation, and claims that the
Texas is all right-as good, in every
respect, as any other ship ever built in
America.
- The stories of famine which arc
reaching this country from India, are
simply appalling. No less than 40,
100000 people are said to be on tht