Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-30

It has Just crossed the $l7O,OOO,OOO
line. and is likely to reach $l75, 100000
by the end of the month. Uncle Sam
is in grand shape to stand any sort OF
a financial strain which may be put
upon him in the near future.
- London dispatch: Mr.. Gladstone,
known as "the grand old man." is dy-
ing of cancerous growth, involving
the back of the nasal passages. This
melancholy truth is now admitted
privately by his son and other mem.
bers of his family. A successful oper-
ation has been declared impossible.
The only relief he now receives is that
offered by the administration of opiates
and other palliatives. The pain has
continued for six months, and although
it is somewhat less acute now than a
few weeks ago, the strength and vital
ity of the patients wonderful consti'
tuition is very greatly drained. The
end, when it comes, and which is be-
lieved to be not far off, will be from
failure of the hearts action rather
than to the direct ravages of the NAL
ady, per Sc.
- Charlotte Observer: The Sails
bury World mentions Mormon elder
who has been operating in Rowan
county, as having returned to Tennes-
see, saying as he left that he had made
no converts in Rowan. The Salisbury
Sun some days ago mentioned one Of
these gentry as having foated into
that town drunk, and our Raleigh
special of yesterday said that three OF
them had just turned up in Raleigh,
which is great stamping ground for
them. The proselyters are perhaps
attracting more attention and getting
more free advertising than they de-
serve. The Observer has lost interest
in them, their doctrines and work,
since noticing, some weeks ago, a
point made by a contemporary that
person who could be led off by Nor
monism had about as well be let 60, as
he would sooner or later 60 off with
some other irrational idea, anyhow.
There is so much in this that we have
concluded not to spend much more
ammunition on the interlopers, their
words or works.
A special of Sunday to the St. Louis
Republic from Austin, Texas, says:
The cotton buyers and brokers of the
state are becoming alarmed at the sit.
uation in their business brought about
by war rumors. They find it impossi-
BILE to secure insurance on export cot
ton, either from Galveston or New Or.
leans, as the insurance people will not
accept the cotton with the present war
cloud lowering over the country. A
Spanish ship now in Galveston, in at
tempting to load cotton for Liverpool,
has been refused insurance for fear Of
seizure on the high seas. Several for
eign firms have wired their state buy
ers to ship on British bottoms only, as
they are considered the only safe means
Of transportation in case of war. AT
least a third of the Texas cotton crop
is to be moved yet and the present war
scare is felt seriously in the marketing
of the product. Efforts are being
made looking to relieving the situation,
but at present the local buyers say that
the situation is critical.
- New Orleans dispatch of Friday
Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton, made
up from special cable and telegraphic
advices, compares the figures of this
week with last week, last year and in
1895, the latter the 9,901 900 crop year
1t shows a decrease during the week
just closed of S5,926 bales, against a
decrease last year of 1866, and de.
crease of 76,09S in 1895. The total
visible is 4,0S4, ,342 bales, against f..
17O,27S last week, 3,475, 1861 last year,
and 4,544, ,29S in 1895. Of this the
total of American cotton is 3,S0S, ,342
bales, against 3,SS9,27S last week, g.
O66,O61 last year and 4, ,246,0 in 1895,
and of all other kinds, including Egyp-
tian, Brazilian, Indian, etc, 276,000
bales, against PSI, 900 last week, 4O9,-
300 last year and $500 in 1895.
Total worlds visible supply of cotton
shows a decrease compared with last
week of IS, ,936 bales, an increase COM
pared with last year Of COS, ,9Sl, and
decrease compared with 1895 Of
459,953.
- At a special meeting of the Cape
Fear Pilots association, held at South
port, N. G., last Friday, with Captain
E. A. Genison, presiding and j. K.
Adkins secretary, the following pre-
amble and resolution were unanimous
ly adopted "Whereas, it appears TO
this body that war is very probable
between the United States and Spain,
and that men of our calling can be OF
valuable service to the country there.
fore, be it resolved, by this associa-
ton, that we tender our service as a
body and our pilot plant to the presi-
dent of the United States and the sec
retary of the navy in case of war with
Spain. We also assure the secretary
of the navy that we stand ready TO
tender to the navy of the United
States such aid and assistance as our
knowledge of the coast from New
York to Key West and ports on the
Gulf of Mexico make possible; also
inland route from New York to Sa-
vannah. We recall with pride the
great services rendered by our pilots
to the Confederate states during the
Civil war.
BY vote of 95 10 2S, with II del
egates absent, the Louisiana Constitu-
tional convention on last Friday, adopt