Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-12-22
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N. c.. He and his companions were
ordered to guard road in the Chan
cellorsville wilderness, and before they
had been there long General Jackson
and his staff rode up. The general
had ordered them to shoot any man
who came along that road, to chal-
lenge no passers, but to shoot to kill,
and at all hazards keep the road clear.
In half an hour Jackson rode along
that road. There was a crack OF
rifles and a lieutenant was killed and
Jackson was given his mortal wounds.
The regret of his life is that he obey
ed the order that lost to the Confed-
eracy one of its greatest chieftains.
- When the river steamboat Arabia
sank iu the Missouri river, near Park
vile, Mo-, over 40 years ago, her car
20 included 165 barrels of whiskey.
For several weeks past a small force OF
river men have been digging in the
sand bar near Parkville in search OF
the Arabia's valuable cargo. Last
Friday afternoon the diggers uncover.
ed the whisky, finding the barrels well
preserved, and at once they notified
the United States revenue authorities
that they desired to remove their find.
The diggers will realize handsome
sum for their work and the govern
ment receive about $1,000 revenue tax
on the liquor. The Arabia sank in
the Missouri's tickle current, and the
wreck now lies under dry sand bar
on the Kansas side, and the revenue
officers at Leavenworth will supervise
the removal of the cargo.
A new rule that will cause dissat-
isfaction among the bridal couples and
other visitors to Washington, was post
ed in the White House last Friday.
1t provides that no visitors shall be
admitted to any of the rooms of the
mansion, except the East Room, with
out written permit from the secreta'
ry to the president, or the officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds.
The custom has been to take visitors
through the reception rooms on the
first floor of the White House, when
these rooms were not being used by
any member of the presidents family.
One of the ushers would act as guide.
The East Room has always been open
to inspection but although it contains
some historical pictures, and is worth
seeing for other reasons, visitors have
found the other reception rooms more
attractive OH account of their closer
association with the life of the people
whose faces and names are familiar 10
everybody.
The town council of Mankato,
Kan, intends to stop by ordinance the
singing, humming or whistling of the
song, "a Hot Time in the Old Town
Tonight" At Topeka's fall festival
this song was adopted by the Karsival
Knights, and the thousands who visit
ed Topeka went home singing, whis-
Ting or humming it until over one
half of the Kansas population have
Joined in the chorus, and in the towns
it has become an intolerable nuisance.
In 1894 the town council of Mankato
sauelched the whistling and singing of
CATER the Ball" 1t passed an ordi-
nance under the nuisance law fining
each and every person so cents for
each and every time he or she might
he proved guilty of whistling or sing
ing CATER the Ball" between the hours
of o'clock in the morning and 10 at
night. The "Hot Time" song, the
Mankato people say, has become an in
tolerable nuisance and must be
squelched.
- Secretary Hester's statement Of
the worlds visible supply of cotton
shows an increase during the week
Just closed of2l5,S53 bales, against an
increase for the same time last year Of
167, $50, and all increase year before last
of54 ,6S9. The total visible supply is A.
O72.O62. against 3,S56,2O9 last week
and 4,O66, ,576 last year. Ofthis the to-
tai of American cotton is 3,S41 ,062,
against 3,63S, ,2O9 last week and 8, 1872
376 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.,
231, 900, against 21S,O00 last week,
334, 200 last year. The total worlds
visible supply of cotton shows an in
crease, compared with last week, of
215,s53 bales and decease, COM
pared with last year, of 5,486.
As the record now stands, the Wis
ible supply of American cotton is
ahead of last year in round figures
100000 bales, while that of Egyptian,
Brazilian, Indian and other descrip-
tions is $4,000 less than last year.
- The Cuban insurgents have made
good their threat to put to death the
first man who come to them with
propositions looking to their accept
ance of Spanish autonomy. Last
week, Colonel Ruiz, of the staff of
General Blanco, ventured into the
Cuban ranks with the intention OF
trying to persuade the Cubans to come
to terms, and now comes what is
claimed to be authentic news to the
effect that Ruiz has been shot. 1t
seems that Ruiz had for some days
been in correspondence with an officer
and acquaintance in the Cuban ranks,
named Arangueren. A meeting was
appointed and both men were arrested
and shot by order of General Alexan-
der Rodriguez. Friends of Ruiz claim
ed that his mission was friendly one
only, without political significance, and
on this ground sought the interference
of General Lee. General Lee made
an effort to save Ruiz but the execu-