Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
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ted to have announced that he will not
allow a dismissal of the charges with
anything short of thorough investi'
CATION.
- The trial of Martin Thorn and
Mrs. Augusta Mack, for the murder oi
William Guldensuppe, has been re-
newed in the Queens county, New
York, court. This trial, it will be re.
membered, was commenced some
weeks ago and after Mrs. Mack made
a confession to the effect that Thorn
committed the murder and she became
his accessory afterward, one of the
jurors became sick and the proceedings
had to be discontinued. The trial was
resumed with a new jury, and the un'
derstanding is that Thorn will make a
confession similar to that made by
Mrs. Mack, except that he will claim
that it was she who committed the
murder and he who became the acces-
sorry afterward. The public of New
York is displaying much morbid inter
est in the trial and the newspapers are
devoting each day whole pages to the
proceedings and all incidents connected
Herewith.
- The Spanish government, last
week, ordered the release of the fa'
nous "Competitor," and other prison
ers from the Cuban prisons. The
Competitor will be remembered as a
fillibustering vessel which attempted to
land a crew in Cuba about year ago.
The members of the crew were cap
tured Just after they effected land
ing and were thrown into prison,
where they have been since. The
American newspapers have had a
great deal to say about these prison
ers, and their treatment has several
times beer referred to in the halls OF
congress as reason why this country
should either recognize Cuban belliger-
ency or declare war against Spain.
There is reason to believe that the
principal cause of their release from
prison by the Spanish government is a
fear that further discussion of the
matter during the approaching session
of congress might precipitate serious
complications. 49,.
- Ex-Governor Crittenden, of Mis-
souri,, who was consul general to
Mexico under the last Cleveland ad-
ministration, announces that he will
leave this city next week for San An
tonic, Texas, where he will be Joined
by Hon. w. J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan,
and that the three will depart from
San Antonio on a four weeks tour of
Mexico. Aided by the ex-consul's
knowledge of the people and of the
country, Mr.. Bryan will make care
full study of Mexico's financial system.
Mr.. Crittenden states that for some
time Mr.. Bryan has been anxious to
make the trip, accompanied by some
one fully posted as to the public affairs
of Mexico. They expect to spend a
greater part of their time in the City
of Mexico, where Mr.. Bryan will be
presented to the heads of the various
departments by Mr.. Crittenden, so he
will have an excellent chance to study
the financial system of the country
and see the result of free silver.
- The prices of green and roasted
coffee are now lower than ever before,
says a New York dispatch, of Tues
day. Rio, No. 7, on the spot, is quo
ted at st cents pound. The market
for futures has also broken Is points
owing to the increase in the visible
supply in the United States, which is
now larger than in the history of the
trade, being more than 100000 bags.
The price of green coffee year ago
was 10 cents and that Of roasted 153
The margin between the two varieties
has therefore been reduced from Isl
to p cents. In other words, cut iu
two. The price of roasted coffee in
packages, as sold by the Arbuckles and
the Wool>on Spice company, has fallen
to 9 cents a pound. A representative
of the Arbuckles is quoted as saying
that this price is below cost, and rep
resentative Of the Havemeyers, who
control the Woolson Spice company,
says there is profit in 9 cents coffee.
New Orleans Picayune: The year
1897, now well IN its last quarter, has
had quite warlike history. II open
ed with the rebellions in Cuba and the
Philippine islands in full progress, and
the trouble in Crete was soon added to
the list of current wars. The spring
brought the brief but exciting contest
between Turkey and Greece, and the
summer the revolt in India and the
campaign in the Egyptian Soudan.
By all odds, the most formidable con-
test has been the India revolt, which
is still giving the Indian empire of
Great Britain much trouble. Although
the British force in northern India is
making sure progress in the work Of
putting down the revolt, the opposition
encountered is of much more stub
born character than was anticipated.
Although several of the insurgenl
tribes have been compelled to yield
and make their peace with the India
government, the most formidable and
numerous of them all, namely, the
"Afridis," still holds out, and as the
advancing columns of the British
troops push them close, they are max
ing desperate struggle.