Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-03
Straps and faets.

- At last, place has been found
where Corbett and Fitzsimmons may
settle their long-standing dispute
The Nevada legislature has repealed
the laws prohibiting prize-fghting in
that state, and it has been arranged
that the fight between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons will come off in March
- Greensboro, N. c., has just been
relieved of big smallpox scare. A
stranger appeared in the city not long
ago very sick, and the symptoms Of
his disease aroused suspicious of small
pox. The people at once began to
leave the city in large numbers, and
travellers avoided the city. At last
Washington specialist was summoned
and he pronounced the disease chick
enpox, instead of smallpox. 1t is
estimated that the scare has cost the
city of Greensboro something like
100000.
The senate committee on foreign
relations agreed last Saturday, BY q
vote Of 6 to 4, to a favorable report on
the Anglo-American arbitration treaty,
with certain amendments. The most
important amendment was added 10
article I in the following words
But no question which affects the
foreign or domestic policy of either Of
the high contracting parties, or the re-
lations of either with any other state
or power by treaty or otherwise, shall
be subject to arbitration under this
treaty, except by special agreement"
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, has been
defeated for reelection. His success
sor is to be Henry Heitfelt, Populist.
Dubois, it will be remembered, was
one of the delegates who bolted the
recent National Republican convention
on account of the silver issue. 1t was
thought that on this account, Demo
Gratis and Populists alike would stick
to him in his efforts to secure re-elec'
ton, through thick and thin. The
National Republican committee, how
ever, took hand against Dubois, and
after stirring up considerable bad feel
ing among the Populists, finally man
aged to secure the election of Heitfelt
a German farmer of no especial promi'
nence in politics.
The United States senate, on last
Friday, passed the bill providing for
an international monetary conference,
The bill reads very much like SINH
lar measure that was passed for the
benefit of Mr.. Cleveland and never
acted upon. At any time after the
4th of March, 1897, the president is
empowered to appoint five commits
sioners to an International conference
to discuss the question of the free coin.
age of silver, at some ratio to be agreed
upon, and the sum of 100000, or Sc
much thereof as may be necessary, is
appropriated to pay expenses. Mr.
Cannon, of Utah, tried to make it
mandatory upon the president to cal
the conference to be held in Washing.
ton, on or before the 1st day of Octo-
ber next but his proposed amendment
was defeated by vote of Al to s.
- Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement for the
week ending last Friday, shows an
increase compared with last year OF
$4,000 bales, a decrease under year
before last of $4,000 and decrease
under 1894 of $1,000. For the 29
days of January the totals show a
gain over last year of $4,000, loss
from the year before last of 27l, 900
and from 1894 of $4,000. For the Isl
days of the season the aggregate is
ahead of last year 1,4S0,000 bales,
behind year before last 5000 and
ahead of 1894 by $4,000. The total
movement for the Isl days from Sep,
tember l to date is $3.50, $50, against
5,51O,529 last year, 1928, III year be.
fore last and 6,196, ,5SS in 1894. Stocks
at the seaboard and the % leading
southern interior centres have de-
creased during the week $4,000 bales,
against decrease last season of 49,.
5S3, and are now 4S,779 larger than at
this date in 1896. Including stocks
left over from the last crop and that
brought into sight thus far for the new
crop, the supply to date is 1929, l2e
bales against 5,S2O,393 for the same
period last year.
- The New York World of last
Saturday, in lengthy article, claims
that the railroads of the country are
defrauding and overcharging the gov
ernment to the extent of S10,000,000 8
year. This, that paper alleges, is
going on while congressman aud sena
tors at Washington are endeavoring tc
avoid deficit of $S,O00,O ,O60 per annum
in running the postoffice department
1t is claimed that the railroads are
receiving over $32 100000 per annum
when they are only entitled to 500,
100000. The World says that railroad
managers have stuffed the mails witt
free postal matter during period o.
80 days every four years when the
government made its quadrennial re
weighing, and that for the other a
months of the term had drawn vast
sums from the treasury. 1t is alleged
that the Seaboard Air Line was caught
red-handed at this, but nothing wa:
done, and the general manager of the
line, V. E. McBee, admitting the prac
tices, said: "There is no legal OF
equitable reason why we should with
hold matter from the mails during tht
weighing PERIOD" and then declared
that his line had been following the
methods which were common upon al