Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-26

1t can produce. May 81 mas Deen
selected as the day for the commence
ment of the game and June 1 for its
conclusion. The American players
have not been definitely settled but
the probability is that they will be
Representatives Shannon, of New
York Sharforth, of Colorado Bodine,
of Missouri; Handy, of Delaware (;
and Pearson, of North Carolina.
Quite a row took place in the
Spanish senate last Friday. 1t was
between the Duke of Tetnan and Sen
ator Eomas. The difference was over
the administration of the Cuban war
by the duke. After hot passage of
epitbets, the two men fell to fighting
with their fists and the proceedings OF
the senate were brought to a stop. A
duel was talked of as necessary to u
final settlement of the matter but the
men who had been named as seconds
decided that one had pounded the
other about as much as he had been
pounded, and it was decided to stop at
that.
- Charlotte Observer: The state
ment has been made on the floor of
the senate by Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
that no less authorities than President
Mckinley and Secretary Sherman have
said that our consuls in Cuba, who
have recently made special reports on
the condition of affairs, would be in
danger of assassination or massacre, If
their names were revealed in connec-
tion with their reports. This state
ment is astounding Senator German,
who voted for the recognition of Gu
ban belligerency last Thursday, says it
converted him to the belief that the
time had come to accord the insurgents
the rights of war. The statement is 80
remarkable that it ought to have some
confirmation from the sources respon-
sible for it. If Senator Morgan has
made no mistake, and if the consuls
of the United States are really in dan
ger, the presence of warships is GER
tainly warranted in Cuban waters.
- Fifty million dollars, the treasure
that lies in the cellars of the mint,
were counted, bagged, labeled, sealed,
and boxed within the past few months
by order of Superintendent Kretz.
Several days ago the superintendent
began to feel the need of more storage
room, for the boxes had greatly in
creased the bulk of the whole mass of
silver. The vaults at the mint are too
small to hold the whole treasure, and
it will be necessary to store 5000, 900
of the $5O,OOO,O00 in the postofice
building. Carpenters are now busy in
the basement fixing up the interior
fittings of the vault. The count
showed little loss. There were $4,000
bags containing 81, 1000 each, and each
bag had its own box. The shortage
was 1896, about which sum litigation
is pending with a former mint superin-
tendent. Heretofore these transfers
have been made on faith, but Mr..
Kretz obtained permission to have the
money counted instead of weighed and
boxed, so that in future there can be
no doubt of the exact sum in each
case. The work has been expensive,
but it is expected to pay in the long
run.
One of the best stories yet heard
on Governor Atkinson was told by
himself to a party of admirers who
were chatting with him in the parlor
of the hotel at Cochran on his return
from his recent visit to the chautauqua
at Hawkinsville. The story is such a
good one that it is worth repeating,
says the Atlanta Constitution. ''It
was during my recent inspection of
the convict camps" said the governor.
"Among other places I visited were
the coal mines, and in order to make
a thorough inspection it was necessary
to 90 down into the mines and see the
convicts at work. Two guards ac-
companied me down into the mines.
They showed me everything Of in
terest and finally took me to where
the convicts were at work. AS we
approached them one of the convicts
rushed over to me crying: Good
Lord, Bill Atkinson as sure as live !!
I never expected to see you here.
What on earth, Bill, did they convict
YOU of doing?' readily recognized
the man as one whom I had known
since my boyhood J"
- Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans cotton statement, issued last
Friday, shows the amount brought
into sight to be 27,S73 bales, against
3O,65S for the seven days ending May
81, last year, 25,737 year before last
and l9, ,5S2 in 1894. Total movement
from September l to date, S,254, 1894,
against 6,S17,252 last year, 9,630,S4S
year before last and 7,245,6OS same
time in 1894. The movement since
September l shows receipts at all
United States ports 6,613, ,244, against
5,12l,O56 last year, 7,941 Isl year be-
fore last and 5,755,07O same time in
1894. Overland to the north, S61 900,
against 793,406 last year, 1,02l ,939
year before last and sos, ,94S same time
in 1891. Southern mill takings, 1885,
LOG, against I'll, 1856 last year, 773, ,131
year before last, and 623, 500 same time
in 1894 ; northern mill takings, l,6OS,-
$40, against 1927 $40 last year. For
eign exports for the week, 56,S2S,
against 80, ,13O last week. Total thus
far for the season, 5,69S,SS1, against
4,25S,27S last year, or an increase of
lao, ,4O3. Including stocks left over