Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22


where they were cut into pieces II
inches in length, these being at once
placed in the grinders. The wood
pulp produced by these machines was
rushed through the paper machine.
At 9.34 the first sheet of paper was
finished, the entire manufacture hav.
ing thus consumed two hours, lacking
one minute.
"A suit filed in Atlanta last Tues
day against Georgia Penitentiary Com
pany No. l, by George Brooken, an
ex-convict, promises lively investiga-
ton by state officials. Rrooken was
confined at company No. IS camp five
years, and claims that during that time
he was forced to work 1S1 Sundays.
He files suit for $lSl, charging 81 q
day for the times he alleges he was
forced to work without authority of
law. He declares he was compelled
on pain of punishment to do the work.
The case will, no doubt, cause the
convict camps to, be investigated to
ascertain whether the laws are being
violated as to convicts working on
Sundays.
Ex-senator David B. Hill, of New
York, has been heard from. He has
partially defined his position in the
recent campaign at last, and now de.
clares that he did not vote for McKin-
lev. which is so much to his credit.
But he can hardly, with good grace,
rebuke the men who voted for the
Republican candidate and who are
boasting of their fidelity to Democracy,
because his lack of faithfulness was
too apparent to the whole country,
and he is still out of harmony with
the large majority of Democrats. He
wants to be considered living factor
in politics, and he is rejoicing at the
mistakes of Cleveland and his friends !;
but Mr.. Hill kept silent so long that
his voice will never rally a decent
following again, and he is a back
number.
- The sultan, on Tuesday, consented
to an armistice for two weeks. The
understanding is that he only agreed
to this arrangement after a great deal
of hesitation. Germany was urging
him to order his armies to push on to
Athens, and then to demand the ces-
sion of Thessaly and an indemnity
sufficient to pay all the expenses in
Cured during the wa-. The other
powers were not in favor of any such
terms as this but for time it seemed
that the sultan was Indifferent as to
their preferences in the matter. On
Tuesday, however, news was sent out
from Sofia to the effect that orders had
been issued for the mobilization of the
Bulgarian army. Shortly afterward ,
in a rather peremptory manner, the
car of Russia advised the sultan to
grant the proposed armistice. 1t
looked like u refusal would mean the
movement of the Bulgarians, backed
up by the Russians, and the sultan at
once telegraphed Edhiem Pasha to
cease hostilities.
- Former Republican Postmaster
General Wannamaker, recently deliv-
cred a speech which has considerably
stirred up the leaders Of the present
administration. The most significant
features of the speech are as follows :
The tide will soon set in strongly
against the Republican party unless
the depression of business is altered.
Idleness and want breed bitter dis
content which will never be overcome
until there are ample employments.
The foes America has to fear are not
the sullen, savage Turks nor the in
surrectionists of Cuba nor the terrific
ry-grasping British ; but they are our
own patient and hears-tired people,
our own suffering, much-oromised peo-
pie, who, betrayed and disheartened,
no longer have faith in their party,
and will turn to any leadership that
offers promise Of better times, believ-
ing that worse times Can never come
than those now existing. 1t is terri
bic thing TO observe public sentiment
adrift and unexplained and the people
sweeping away from their affection to
to the old party.
Blind Tom, the weak ~witted, sight
less Negro, whose phenomenal gifts as
a pianist and whose unnatural powers
of memory and mimicry were the
wonder of the world some years ago
is now gray-headed, in6rm old man
living in retirement in little cottage
on the highlands of Navesink, on the
New Jersey shore of New York bay
in charge of Mrs. Eliza Lerche, who
was appointed his guardian several
years ago. After the death of her first
husband, John G. Bethune, who was
Toms manager nearly the entire time
he was before the public, there was 6
long legal struggle between her and
her father-in-law, James B. Bethune
who owned Tom and Toms mother as
slaves, and still claimed the sole pro
prietorship of the musician. Tom hat
been valurable piece of property, anC
had brought him large income fol
many years. 1t is said that he earned
several hundred thousands of dollars
and Colonel Bethune naturally objec
ted to losing so lucrative an invest
ment.
- Elverton r. Chapman, New Iorl
hrnker who mt himself in cOntemD