Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-09
Straps and faets.

out the country recently by his alleged
miraculous cures, was run away from
Clayton, Mo-, last week for insulting
woman. He was badly beaten dur
ing the running out process, and it
was necessary for him to 60 to ply
sician to have his bruises healed up.
- Francis Sclatter, who claimed abil-
ity to perform miraculous cures by
divine power, was found in the foothills
of the Sierra Madre mountains, state
of Chihuahua, Mexico, last week, dead.
While Sclatter was in Denver, Colora-
da, in 1895, during three months, he
was visited by over 200, 900 people who
went to him to be cured of various
diseases. He left the city suddenly,
saying that he had been called away
by the spirit and was not afterward
heard from until last week. The
emaciated condition of his body sug-
gests the idea that his death was
caused by starvation, the result of too
long fast.
- The recent action of the South
ern Cotton Spinner's association in
Charlotte, looking to a reduction of
production, has not had the desired
effect, and another meeting has been
called to be held tomorrow to the
same end. The association is especial
ly worried at the large number of yarn
mills which persist in running double
time, and one of the board of gov
ernors has given out that unless these
mills stop their night work, the asso-
citation will take pains to advertise
that night made yarns are less uni
form and otherwise inferior to the day
product. The probability is that there
will arise considerable friction between
association and non n.association mills.
- The steamer Coptic, just arrived
at San Francisco from Hawaii, brings
news to the effect that the strained
relations between the japanese and
Hawaiian governments have nearly
reached the breaking points. The
Japanesel now have two war YES
at Honolulu and still another is said
to be en- route. The japanese minis
ter.admits that he is not satisfied with
the position of the Hawaiian govern
ment on the immigration question, and
it is reported that unless he gets some
thing better, he will depart for Toxic,
thus severing diplomatic relations.
If it were not for the fact that the
United States will back Hawaii, it is
probable that Japan would have al
ready commenced war.
- Prince Constantine, the Greek heir
apparent, who conducted the recent
disastrous campaign in Thessaly, is in
a very despondent mood. 1t is re-
ported, says the Chicago Tribune,
that he wanted to blow out his brains
sometime ago, but that his officers re-
fused to permit him. Apparently he
consulted his officers on the important
question first. The prince is literally
supplied with death-dealing instru-
ments, and it was possible for him to
take mean advantage of his suite and
destroy himself before his officers could
know of his purpose. But being a
confding prince, he seems to have
broached the matter as an affair of
state, and he must have been deeply
humiliated to find that his officers diff
fered with him radically as to the wis
dom of his policy. But fortunately
the prince is not an obstinate son of
the monarch and gave way to the per-
suasive eloquence of his attendants.
He is thus able to olive to fight an
other day."
"A new political organization, al
ready christened "The Silver Republi-
can Party of the United States," is
about to be formed in this city, says
Chicago dispatch of Monday. Its
promoters are Henry NJ. Teller, Fred
J. Dubois, John P. Jones, F. ]. Cannon,
Richard F. Pettigrew, Senator Mantle,
Charles A. Towne, Charles S. Hart
man, John F. Shafroth and Charles H.
Allen. These men bolted the St. Louis
convention and supported William J.
Bryan. They and their followers now
are congregating here to attempt a
caucus tomorrow at which it is pro-
posed to create a national committee
and start the campaign for congress-
ional elections next year. Exon
gresham Charles A. Towne, of Duluth,
acted as provisional chairman, and
instructions were issued by him today
to corps of lieutenants and informa-
ton was disseminated as to the objects
and aims of the gathering. AS ex-
planned by Mr.. Towne, the initiatory
step was taken on February 2, when
the statesmen named issued an address
calling upon silver Republicans in every
state and territory to select national
committeeman and have them attend
a conference in Chicago on June to
start the fight.
- There was bloody time of it at
Urbana, Ohio, last Friday. A week
previous, Mrs. E. Gaumer, widow,
was criminally assaulted by Negro
named Mitchell. Mrs. Gaumer was
Frustrated; but on account of the dis
grace involved, had her son to give it
out that the Negro had only sought to
force her to sign check for $50. The
Negro was arrested. Mrs. Gaumer
grew worse and the truth came out.
Then the outraged population deter
mined on a lynching. The sheriff
summoned a military company to
guard the Jail. On Thursday, the
grand jury returned true bill, Mitch
el plead guilty, and the judge SEN
fenced him to the full extent of the
law-2O years in the pententiary. 1t
was with great difficulty that the Ne