Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-20
Straps and faets.

Ing NlSOr. a lew Weeks ago Tue AT
buckles gave out contract for the
erection of refinery in Brooklyn with
a capacity of 1900 barrels Of sugar
day. Last week it was announced
that the capacity of the proposed re-
fuery is to be increased to 5000 barrels
a day. In the meantime, the big coffee
roasting establishment of the Ameri-
can Sugar company, is also being en-
larged. Maybe, after all, the people
are going to get some benefit. Both
coffee and sugar are tumbling.
Senator John Sherman, of Ohio,
has accepted the portfolio of State in
McKinley's cabinet. Senator Sherman
has given out the information himself,
and it is authentic. Sherman is now
"a years of age and has been actively
engaged in politics for more than half
a century. The understanding is that
upon his resignation as senator, Cover
nor Bushnell will appoint Marcus A.
Hanna to fill out his unexpired term.
1t has been the intention of Mckinley
to make Hanna secretary of the treas
ury but not long ago it developed
that by reason of Hanna's connection
with commercial business, he was in
eligible to that Office.
Late news from Constantinople is
to the effect that the feeling in that
city against. foreigners is increasing
every day, and an outbreak against
some of the foreign embassies is an
easy possibility of the near future. II
has been a noticeable fact of late that
all of the large dealers in ammunition
in the city had been doing a hourishing
business and that their customers have
been made up principally from the
fanatical Mussulmen. 1t is said that
the sultan is fully apprehensive of
danger and is doing all he can to guard
against it, as the general understand
ing is that an attack on an European
embassy will Immediately bring the
long aggravated Turkish question to
crisis.
Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement, issued last
Friday, shows an increase in the move
ment into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year
of 81 900 bales, a decrease in the same
period year before last of $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 163, ,607. The
movement since September shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports of s.
266, ,465 and total takings of American
mills, north and south and Canada,
thus far for the season, $50, 1924 against
1852 ,232. These include ,l04, ITO by
northern spinners, against 1,2l7 1882.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop, and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop, the supply
to date is 7,O29,666 bales against $685.
3Ol for the same period of last year.
A Berlin dispatch of a few days
ago, tells of an occurrence which could
not have happened anywhere else in
the world except Russia. The Berlin
information comes from St. Petersburg.
The cars palace and grounds are al
ways closely guarded, for fear OF at
tempts on the life of the czar. The
story is that a few days ago the czar
went for a stroll in his gardens. Being
especially interested in certain plant
and desiring to give some instructions
in regard TO it, he beckoned TO gard
ener to come to him. The gardener, of
course, started toward the czar at
run but before he bad taken a dozen
PAGES, he was fired on by guard and
killed. The guard explained that he
was ignorant of the fact that the czar
had beckomed to the gardener, and
thought that the gardener intended to
assail the car. The czar is said to
have been deeply affected by the sad
occurrence.
- The British government has just
decided to send out an expedition to
punish the king of Benin, on the west
coast of Africa. 1t seems that few
weeks ago an Englishman named Phil
ljps. consul in one of the African coast
towns. while on vacation, went with
a partv of friends on an exploring
trip into the interior. The exploring
expedition consisted Of about 200 peo-
pIe. mostly Negroes, and when it
reached the territory of Benin, it was
fallen upon and murdered by the ma
tives. Out of the eutire expedition,
only about one dozen escaped. Now
it has been arranged that a force OF
some 500 soldiers and marines, and
800 natives, are to 60 after the king
of Benin. Usually, when the subjects
of savage king kills British subjects.
the kings country is laid in waste and
taken under the jurisdiction of Great
Britain. This will be the case in the
present instance.
There was pitiable development
in Harlem, New York, police court,
a few DAYS ago. John Lange was be
fore the Judge on the charge OF steal
ing. Policeman Hawkins testified:
"While walking my beat, | saw man
approach a bread wagon, take two
loaves and walk away. He did not
see me; but walked right i'll my arms.
This is the man" Lange said: Gal
though looking for d job every day, l
have been out Of work for four months.
Not member of my family has tasted
bread for As hours. Last night paced
the floor of one room while my wife
and children slept uneasily in another.
This morning l started out as usual
in search of work. discovered the
bread wagon on account Of the deli