Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

man who was recently imprisoned for
embezzlement, has been released from
Jail. His friends and relatives paid
the amount of his embezzlement, and
his employers declined to prosecute.
He left Atlanta for new and fresh
fields.
Interest in the prize fight to take
place between Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons at Carson City, New, on the 18th
of March, is arising to fever heat
among the sports everywhere. When
it was first settled that the fight was to
take place, the betting odds were
against Fitzsimmons; but now they
have become about even.
Queen Olga, of Greece, is woman
with the right kind of spirit. She was
an honorary admiral in the Russian
navy until about 10 days ago; but
when the fleets of the allied powers
fired on the Cretan insurgents at Cor
nea, she promptly returned her insig-
MIA of Office to St. Petersburg, saying
that she did not care to be even indi-
rectly connected with a navy that
could be induced to fire upon unpro-
tected Greeks and orthodox Christ
ians.
A passenger train on the Cincin-
natl, Portsmouth and Virginia railroad,
was released from a unique predica-
ment At Wharton, Ohio, by steam
boat. The water was about three feet
over the top of the railroad bridge,
and while the train was trying to cross,
the fire in the engine was extinguished,
and the whole train brought to a
standstill in dangerous position in
the middle of the river. 1t was sever
al hours before the train, loaded with
people, could be released from its po-
sition. Finally, it was hauled back
by the help of a steam tug, which had
been connected with it by means of a
hawser. Then new engine came to
the rescue and completed the work.
During the time the train was stand
ing on the flooded bridge, the passen-
gers were in constant danger of their
lives.
The president has delivered a
scathing criticism upon indecent news
paper publications in denying par
don to James B. Wilson, sentenced in
December, 1895, in Indiana, to two
years. Imprisonment, $3.50 fine and
costs for mailing obscene papers. The
president says: "Denied. This con-
vict was one of the editors and propri-
etors and a distributor through the
mails and otherwise of disgustingly
vile and obscene newspaper. His con-
viction and sentence was an event dis
tinctly tending to the promotion of
public morals, and the protection OF
the sons and daughters of the land
from filth and corruption at a time
when indecent newspaper publications
are so dangerous and common. Ev-
erybody in favor of cleanliness should
encourage the punishment'of such Of
fenses and desire that it should be
more frequently imposed"
The trouble between Greece and
Turkey over the island of Crete is still
far from settled. There is fighting be-
tween the Turks and Cretans every
day, and large numbers of Greeks are
still going over to help the Cretans.
In the meantime, the other European
powers are sorely perplexed. A few
days ago they sent to Greece a joint
note informing her that she must keep
out of the muddle. Public sentiment
ran high against this action but has
been modified somewhat by the ex-
planation that Greece is totally unpre-
pared to fight Turkey, and that the
triumph of Turkey would probably
precipitate a general European war.
Greece, however, seems determined
not to submit TO the way things are
now going on, and is proceeding to
gather her forces for the fray. Tur-
key is doing likewise and the situa-
ton, to say the least, looks alarming.
- There was a little spat in the SEN
ate last Saturday between Mr.. Till
man, of South Carolina, and Mr.. But
Ter, of North Carolina. When the
item was reached in the appropriation
bill giving Sill $50 for fast mail SER
vice between New York, Atlanta and
New Orleans, Mr.. Butler moved to
strike it out. He made an argument
of two hours, during which he char
acterized the appropriation as a gift
a subsidy to the railroads. Mr.. Till
man defended the provisions, and de.
clared that Mr.. Buffers argument was
a piece of sentimentality. He said
that there was entirely too much SEN
timentality in the south. What was
needed was more practicability. This
was followed by warm and rapid
exchange of compliments between the
senators of the adjoining states that
interested and amused the two houses
wonderfully. Mr.. Buffers amendment
was defeated by vote of s to Al.
Washington correspondence of
The News and Courier: "When ex-
Senator NJ. G. Butler occasionally
visits the senate chamber, it is OBJ
served that he never has anything to
saw to Senator Tillman. A few days ago
General Butler entered the chamber
and took a seat beside Senator Irby.
At that moment Senator Tillman was
busily engaged in reading over some
papers and documents upon his desk.
He suddenly spied Butler and 1rby
with their heads close together in
earnest conversation. They were evil
IDENTIFY discussing home politics, for
circumstances developed afterwards
to confirm that impression. 1t was
amusing to watch 1illman while the
Rntler-Irby conversation lasted. He