Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-03

charge, ana CnaC Cne leave Wouiu oo
permanent. An Associated Press dis
patch is authority for the statement
that the state department has denied
the story, and says that no action has
been taken for the relief OF General
Lee from Havana.
- The town of Chandler, o. T., was
almost completely destroyed by cy-
clone last Tuesday night. The town
had about 1900 Inhabitants. The cy-
clone struck it squarely and took it all
in. About so people were killed out
right and 200 or more were more or
less seriously injured. The destruc-
ton of the cyclone was followed al
most Immediately by a fire, which
speedily licked up most of the ruins
and consumed the bodies of many OF
the dead. Many of the injured were
blown long distances, and extending
out from the town there is path of
ruin for many miles. All possible re-
lief was at once hurried to the scene
of the disaster fl ON surrounding towns
and cities.
Kansas City dispatch to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer: "Soon the dusky
maid of the Ethiopian race may per-
manently change the color of her skin
without using cosmetic" said Prof.
Blake of the Kansas university at a
lecture on electro chemistry Monday
night. "The color of the Negro is due
to a carbon pigment underlying the
epidermis and cap be so transformed
by electricity as to leave the subject
with fair complexion. This will be
done by the decomposition of the
molecules of carbon. 1t only remains
to find practicable method for apply
ing the electricity to be able to wipe
out the color line for all time" Prof.
Blake said after the lecture that he
did not care to earn the reputation OF
a sensationalist, but that he had no
doubt making black people white
would soon be a regular industry. He
said it was altogether probable it might
be done by immersing the candidate
for bleaching in a water bath and then
running through the bath an electrical
current of sufficient intensity to de-
compose the carbon pigment without
destroying the tissue.
The St. Louis Globe e-Democrat tells
of peculiar incident which occurred
in st. Louis during the recent prize
fight. Judge Zachritz's court was
engaged in the trial of Jacob Fis'
chell, charged with assault to kill
When the newsboys began passing the
Four Courts crying their extras about
the fight the jury seemed to lose all
interest in the case, and squirmed ner.
vously in their seats. All were anx'
ious to hear the result, and several
times some of them called Deputy
Sheriff Ruler and asked him who had
won. Attorney John I. Martin, who
is defending Fischell, noticed the un'
easiness of the jurors, and, rising
from his chair, he asked Judge Zach
ritz to suspend proceedings long
enough for him to 60 down stairs and
learn the result of the fight, so he
could inform the jurors. The judge
replied that it would be something oul
of the ordinary, but as he himself was
anxious to know the same thing he
would grant the wish. When Attor
ney Martin returned he announced
that Fitzsimmons had won in Ii
rounds. This seemed to satisfy the
jurors, and the trial was resumed.
- The Republic of Brazil is stirred
from centre to circumference over 8
dangerous revolution that seems tc
threaten the existence of the govern;
ment. The trouble is of a nature that
is most peculiar. Some few months
ago strange old man by the name o.
Antonio Conselheiro began preaching
in the state of Bahia. The people
gathered about him in small numbers
at first; but soon his followers multi.
piled in hundreds. Then he began to
swoop down on towns, and after
preaching for day or two majority
of the citizens would swear eternal
allegiance. Upon this he would turn
out the regular municipal authorities,
place his disciples in charge and move
on to the next town. The government
has sent large forces of troops against
the fanatic and his followers but each
time the troops have been defeated
after a bloody battle. Just what the
meaning of the strange uprising is,
nobody has yet been able to definitely
define; but since it has been discov-
cred that the followers of the alleged
prophet are well armed with improved
weapons, it is thought that he is prob
ably being backed by party that is
trying to re.establish the monarchy.
The warships of the Powers bonn
barded the position of the Cretan in
surgents about Canea, Tuesday. The
insurgents were strongly fortified, high
up on the side of the mountain, which
rises from Canea. Canea was held by
the Turks and the Cretans were making
it warm for them. Suddenly the war
vessels began firing six inch shells at