Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-24

pleted the formation of his cabinet as
follows: John Sherman, of Ohio, Sec
retary of state; Joseph McKenna, of
California, secretary of the interior !;
Lyman J. Gage, of Illinois, secretary
of the treasury; John A. Long, Of
Massachusetts,, secretary of the navy !;
James Gary, of Maryland, postmaster
general ]. J. McCook, of New York,
attorney general Russell A. Alger, Of
Michigan, secretary of war; James A.
Wilson, of Iowa, secretary of agricul-
ture.
"A week or two ago, it was given
out that Mark Hanna had been downed
by the politicians of Ohio and that
Governor Bushnell would not appoint
him to the senate to fill out the unex-
pired term of Sherman. During the
past few days, however, there have
been developments which point con-
clusively to the fact that the Bushnell
Foreaker crowd have been routed
horse and foot, and now it is consid-
cred as certain as anything in the fu-
ture can be, that, after all, Hanna
will be Bushnell's appointee. Great is
the patronage of president.
1t is reported that the recent death
of DIR. Ruiz, an American citizen, in a
Cuban prison, is about to bring things
to a crisis. The story is that after the
death of Ruiz, Gen. Lee demanded
that his body be exhumed with view
to ascertaining whether or not there
had been foul play. The Spanish au-
thorities were not willing to agree to
the proposition; but upon the demand
of Secretary Olney they gave in. The
investigation did not develop any
proof. On account of information that
had already been received Lee was
still doubtful, and he is said to have
cabled Olney that there must be de-
mand for the instant release or speedy
trial of all the Americans now confined
in Cuban prisons. Otherwise, SO the
story goes, Lee said he would resign.
The dispatches of Monday from
Washington, say that the Republicans
are preparing to make terrific on
slaught on the new constitution of
South Carolina. G. w. Murray desir-
ed to precipitate the fight upon the
occasion of the canvassing of the vote
for president; but was restrained by
Republican leaders who foresaw the
complication that would arise and in
volve Republican states. Murray has
surely filed his protests with the house
committee on privileges and elections,
and as all of the South Carolina congress
sional contests depend upon the "con-
stitutionality" of the new constitution,
there is every reason to believe that
the Republican congress is going to
make as warm fight of it as they can.
The understanding is that the whole
matter will be thoroughly ventilated
at an early day.
- The little state of Nevada is be-
ginning to experience some very un-
pleasant results growing out of the
recent action of the state legislature
on the subject of prize fighting. Says
the Baltimore American "Reno,
Nevada city, is jealous of Carson City,
because the latter succeeded in securing
the fight, and proved her jealousy by
threatening to charge Mr.. Prize-fghter
Corbett license fee of 81, 900 for CIV
ing a public exhibition of sparring in
that place. Carson City, determined
not to see one Of her chief attractions
mulcted in any such style as this,
promptly notified Reno that if she
tried this game Carson City would do
her best to induce the Nevada legisla-
ture to refuse to Reno an appropria-
ton of $4,000 wanted for the state
normal school there. This is certain
ly queer state of things, when in any
American commonwealth, no matter
where it may be and no matter how
poor it may be, necessary approprla-
ton for public school can be made
contingent on the license fee for a
slugging match"
Private information has been re-
ceived in this city of the whereabouts
of General Gomez, says Key West,
Fla, dispatch Of Saturday, to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer. He has succeeded
in sliding by General Weyler and is
now between him and Havana. Co
mez gave the command for an ad-
vance, with strict orders that any man
that struck match or smoked would
be court-martialed. He then advanced
on the Moron trocha, in the eastern
end of the island, with 5000 cavalry
and 10000 infantry. He advanced on
the fort at midnight, and when he saw
he was discovered by the Spanish, who
fired on him, he ordered his cavalry to
charge. They swooped down on the
fort and captured it, and the whole
army went through the trocha. All
of the arms and ammunition of the
fort were captured. The army then
continued the march, and was en-
camped at Veguite when the news
was sent to this city by courier. His
order in taking the fort was to use the
machete only, and the cavalry made a
gallant fight.
- Cincinnati Enquirer: Since the
massacre of 1870, revenge has been
the one sole object of the Cretans,
men and women alike. Mothers have
handed down to daughters the story
of Turkish rule and its oppression,
and the desire for revenge and to
drive from Cretan soil all that apper-
tains to Moslem rule has gathered