Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-27
Strap5 and faets.

"A dispatch of Tuesday from Ha-
vana, says there was wild excitement
in that city on that day. The excite
ment was caused by rumor to the
effect that an American fleet was COM
ing to lombard the city. The people
had it that Consul General Lee had
asked for the fleet and, great mob
collected with the purpose of attack
ing the consulate. The Marquis OF
Ahumada, who is in command during
the absence of Weyler in the field, was
able to quell the disturbance only by
informing the people that the rumored
approach of the American feet was all
q hoax.
Hector D. Lane has called con-
vention of cotton growers east OF the
Mississippi river to be held in Angus
ia, Ca, on March Is. The people of
Augusta will do their part to make the
convention q success. The railroads
centering in Augusta, the Cotton Ex-
change, the Commercial club, the
Richmond County Agricultural socie-
ty, and the merchants and manufac-
turers should unite in the appointment
of committees to look after the prelim-
mary work of the convention. We
know that the railroads will he liberal.
Delegates will probably be furnished
transportation at one cent mile.
~ The Silver Republicans in the
house of representatives, celebrated
Washington's birthday by issuing an
address to the people, calling meet
ing of 'provisional national conven-
ton of the silver party" to meet in
Chicago on Tuesday, June 9Th, for the
purpose of calling a national conven-
ton of all Silver Republicans and
those who will cooperate with them in
political action until the great none
tary issue is settled and settled right,
signed by senators Teller, Cannon,
Pettigrew, Mantle, Jones and Repres-
entatives, Towne, Hartman, Shafroth
and Allen, of Utah.
Another Atlanta society man has
gone wrong. His name is Otis Smith.
he was for sometime in the employ of
J. W. English, Jr., and later in the
employ of the Georgia Security and
Banking company. He was promi-
neut society leader, very popular and
we'll thought of generally. The dis
covery that he was short in his ac-
counts was made few days ago. At
first he denied the charge; but when
confronted with the proofs, admitted
everything. His shortage amounts to
$4,000. The fellow was not at all
downcast by the discovery of his mis-.
doings; but treats the whole thing as
he would an ordinary business trans
action. He is now in the Fulton coun-
ty Jail.
Dispatches from Cincinnati, Louis
Vile, and other points in the Missis-
sippi valley, say that all the rivers out
that way are high out of their banks.
At Cincinnati, the Ohio river is close
in the neighborhood of the sixty feet
stage, past the danger line on the
Ohio side, and within a few inches of
it Oh the Kentucky side. Quite a
number of tobacco warehouses on
Front street, Cincinnati: have been
filled with water, and great damage
to other interests is threatened. In
the mountains of Kentucky the streams
are said to be higher than for years.
Reports of several deaths by drown
ing come from different parts of the
state, and the people fear that unless
there is a freeze of the wet ground
pretty soon, still greater disasters are
imminent.
- A number of representatives were
anxious that there should be no ses-
sion of the house on Washington's
birthday. Speaker Reed declined 10
listen to any request for an adjourn
ment. The Democrats were asked to
lend their votes to the appeal and Mr..
McMillin called on the speaker. "The
general feeling in the house is" said
Mr.. McMillin, "that there should
be an adjournment. We are very near
Mount Vernon and recess would en-
able the members 10 visit the tomb Of
the father of his country and get in
spiration and replenish their stock of
patriotism" "Not very long ago." re-
piled Mr.. Reed, in his squeaky, raspy
voice, 1--WE found it necessary to ad.
journ for day because of man who
was recently dead" 1 see no reason
why we should adjourn again on ac-
count of man who has been dead
100 years"
Ex-senator Patrick Walsh, of Au-
gusta, was in New York few days
ago, and while there he was asked as
to whether or not there was great
deal of regret in the south at the
approaching retirement of President
Cleveland. He was inclined TO bc
somewhat facetious: "We cannot for
get what this administration has DONE"
he said. "It has spread peace and
plenty over the prairies and smiling
valleys of the west, and has brought
bounteous returns to the farmers and
factories of the south. 1t has uplifted
the people and made poverty shake
off its tattered garments and 60 forth
in luxury and plenty. 1t has sent