Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-01

kuOWu was Oh III GulS COuuGTy. IL was
the appeal for liberty that rang on the
streets of Paris. 1t was the peoples
fight against money kings. "In heav-
ems name," he said, "let us get togeth-
er and resolve to fight for liberty. /
wish we were as sure of heaven as we
are of gaining power again in Ken
lucky. We have had enough of Re-
publicanism."
The long senatorial deadlock in
Kentucky was ended last Wednesday
by the election of Hon. VIM. J. Deboe,
Republican, to succeed Senator ]. c. S.
Blackburn, whose term of office ex-
pired on March 4, last. The election
took place on the 112th ballot and re-
suited as follows: Deboe, II Black
burn, so; Martin, 13; Stone l. The
long continued struggles is said to have
cost the state in the neighborbood OF
100000. Deboe has free silver rec
ord ; but as to whether he will stand
by it, seems to be doubtful. He is a
poor man, however, and it is said that
he was unable even to afford the Gus.
tomary banquet usually given by sue
cessful candidates on such occasions.
- The tomb of General U. S. Grant
was dedicated in New York city, last
Tuesday, with the most imposing GER
emonies of the kind that have ever
been witnessed in this country. 1t is
now IL years since Grant died, and
ever since, the movement to complete
the monument to his memory has been
pushed with an earnest persistence.
The amount raised is about $500, 900.
The principal features of Tuesdays
ceremonies were great military pa
rade, participated in by the regular
army, Grand Army and Confederate
Veterans, and a speech by President
Mckinley. Mrs. Grant was present
and received a great oration. The
visitors from all parts of the country
numbered something like half mil
lion.
- The United States supreme court
has just rendered decision which, in
effect, says that property rights in dogs
is not perfect, and that ownership
cannot be fully protected by the law.
The case originated in New Orleans
with the killing of a Newfoundland
dog, valued by the owner at 5000, by
street railroad company. The own
er brought suit under the Louisiana
law which recognizes dogs as personal
property, and got verdict against the
street car company. The street car
company appealed to the United States
supreme court, and in decision writ
ten by Justice Brown of that tribunal ,
it is held that dogs cannot he classeG
with sheep and cattle; but must come
under the same category as monkeys,
cats, parrots, singing birds, and ami
mails that are kept for "pleasure, curl
osity or caprice" The ruling of the
Louisiana court is reversed. While
the decision may be good law, it is
something that cannot be understood
by the layman, for he thinks, and
rightly so, that anything upon which
the law requires him to pay tax is
property, entitled to protection. This
is said to be the first dog case that has
ever gotten into the United States su-
preme court.
- The western portion of Guthrie,
Oklahoma, was visited by a terrible
calamity last Wednesday. That por-
tiOn of the town is on the Cottonwood
river, and is inhabited principally by
Negroes. The stream had been swol-
len considerably by recent rains.
Black clouds had been seen up the
valley, the evening before, and the
people dreaded the approach of a
cyclone. At sunrise, on Wednesday
morning, they became aware that the
danger was of a different nature.
They saw coming down the river at a
distance of a mile or more, a great
wall of water that looked as if it were
Is or 1S feet high. The alarm was
given as soon as possible, and the peo-
pie sought to save themselves by flight.
Most of the people got away. When
the flood struck the town, however, it
swept almost everything before it.
The whole valley was filled and houses
were swept from their foundations.
Hundreds of houses were to be seen
floating down stream, and in each
house was a family of Negroes. How
many deaths occurred is not known,
except that the number is considera-
bly, more than a hundred. The prop
erty loss is thought to be more than
$1,00O,000.
- There is distinct impression that
the senate bankruptcy bill will not be
considered in the house at the extra
session, says an Associated Press dis
patch of Tuesday from Washington.
The Nelson bill, the dispatch goes on
to say, is so radically different from
the Torrey bill, which passed the house
in the last congress, as to make COM
mittee action essential to its consider
alton in the house. 1t is Speaker
Reeds determination not to appoint
the committees, and thus prevent gen
eral legislation, unless a majority OF
the Republican members demand a
different policy. At this time, very
large majority of the Republicans
concur in the speakers do-nothing
policy. A different policy, it is be-
lieved, would lead to an endless and
useless currency debate. The precipi.
tation of a free silver agitation in the
senate is now under advisement.
Democratic senators are being urged