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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
THE REPORT.
The Finding Of the Court Looked
For by the President.
SYNOPSIS WILL GO AT ONCE.
The President Has Ordered That .
Special Oaieer Take the Doeu-
ment 10 Washington at the
Earliest Possible Time.
SYNOPSIS WILL GO AT ONCl

Washington, March l7.-The presi.
dent expects the report Of the court oi
inquiry tomorrow or next day. IL may
even now be on IT, way from Key West
TO Washington.
When the court arrived at Key West
from Havana il reported 20 Admiral
Sicard the progress IL had made toward
reaching the end of its long task The
admiral promptly communicated with
the secretary Of the navy. Il was the
secrciary's purpose 10 have a full synop
sis of the courts conclusions put in ci.
pher and telegnphed 20 Washington a.
soon as the court could reach a conclu.
sion.
Upon consultation with the president.
however this plan was abandoned Both
the president and the secntary deter
mined 20 spare no efforts to maintain
th" secncy Of the courts verdict until
they themselves have determined TO
20 give 1t ont for publication There.
fore, even the admirably designed naval
cipher code could not BE- relied on with
complete satisfaction. and az the presi.
dents instance Admiral Sicard was di.
rectod 20 place the documents In the
custody of some naval officer, according
90 the usual method. ami forward them
90 Washington IN that manner wheih.
or this officer has started or not Is not
yet known. but II he and Admiral 81.
card have executed their orieEs with
regular naval prumpiness, It viii not h.
long before the president will be- in pos.
session of such information aud conclu.
sion a. the court has ~ far had.
IL Is not even known positively that
these conclusions are final, but II the
oriinary routine of the courts inquiry
Ll been followed In this case thcy prob.
ably arr so unles, the .ecretary of the
navy believes. after looking into tho tes-
timouy, that some lines Of the investiga.
ton should lo further pursued.
As lcfurp stated, every prccauiion that
human ingenuity can suggest. will he
adopted to safeguard the rcpurt. tbs
main appr hension leing that then. may
h. somehow publication in newspa
/ pars that may interfere seriously with
the successful workiug out o. the policy
OF the administration. The document,
viii D. sealed az Kcy West under th,
personal observation of Admiral Sicard
and the navy officer who takes the IA
| pcrs in his custody will be expected Q,
deliver the envelope with the seal un
broken into the hands of the sccrctar,
of the navy.
Probably the messenger will he Lieu
tenant Commander Mark. judge advo
cate of the court of inquiry. though th'
selection is entircly within the authority
OF Admiral Sicard.
The largest measure Of preparation
yet made by the war department {,
meet contingencies OF the future prob
ably, have just been completed IL i
the preparation Of a bill providing
among other things. placing the army
on war footing for the full strength O.
10000 mon
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

A correspondent Of Rams Horn mar.
rates a pulling match between sca lion
and u farmer:
Near nllamook. Or. AN old German
farmer CHANGED TO be driving along the
beach. when his watchful gaze was
greeted by the sight Of largo scA lion
some distance ont on the sand. fast
asleep
II was the work Of u moment for ia.
cob 20 make laSso Of stout rope he
had in his wagon, fasten tho oud Of IL
TO the hind axle and adjust the moose
over the sea lions head Then Jacob
jumped into the wagon and started
homeward with his prize
The sea lion did the samo, and as his
team was the stronger Of the two ia.
ooh started seaward at n good psce. and
only saved himself and his "outilt" by
springing quickly TO the ground, grasp.
ing his jackknife AMI cutting the rupa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Chicago. March ~ BY the discovery
Of charrcd and dismcmhend body Of a
woman IN ihe ruins of the Emerson
biilding In Wabash avenue. the total
known victims a, Wednesday holocaust
is Increased 10 I /; missing numbtr, l5.
There is growing belief that the
death list will be swollen 10y the names
OF out-uf.town custmacrs OF the Ohm.
stead company and Sweet Wallach com.
pany, II was seldom during business
hours the salesrooms Of these companies
did not contain a half dozen or 81 Gus.
TONERS from other cities, and It is fcard
some strangers were caught in the burn
ing building.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

we have solemn6 promised 20 ~
spcci liyally whatever parliament may
sanction In regard 10 the new coonial
regime aud consider this a sacrei ma.
tioHal comp:omise. The ruling parties
cannot act otherwise, even II the com.
promise Is not in harmony with their
views When the cortes assemblies we
will h. bouni 20 demand strict ac.
count Of the treasures of our honor,
blood aud finance. liking the time % de-
terminating the inality these sacrifices
must nave. and fixing with clear con-
science their object and significance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
THE BIG SUM TOUCHED.
Money sent TO London 20 Pay Far
Twelve Rapidnre Guns.

Washington. March i7-First dis.
bursement under the recent act OF CON
gress appropriating 1000 Tor the m.
tional defense, has been made BY the
treasury department on an executive or.
der for si45,s9a to Be cabled to London
TO the crcdit OF Sir William Armstrong
in payment FOR is rapidhre guns. inclul.
ing mounts and ammunition. Purchase
price, including mounts. etc, Is s2i 900
for each gun OF s252 900 for i2. In I'd.
dition 70 this payment. the treasury de-
partment viii cable the Rothschilds at
London 81, ,6Sa,62i, in full payment for
bmzlian cruiser Amazonas and in part
payment for Che Abrouell.
The la apiddre guns are for use Of
the war department.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Punta Goria, TIA. March 1.-THE
Spanish fishing smack Ca--en. has
bccn towed into thi, port bv .ae Uliicd
States revenue cuttnr Forward She
has been seized Tor y.o'at o1 oi Iho nav.
igation laws in that she stopped in our
harbor without reporting 90 the Gus
toms authorities, The Forward left
Tampa TO intercept the tilibust-ring ox-
petition reportcd 90 have been IN radi.
ness 20 sail from a point un the west
coast of Florida m the vicinity OF Cape
ROmanet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

London, March l1 Tho warship
Amazouias, huili for Brazil. but pur.
chased by the United Stat... VIII L.
transferred io the UurUd STAT govern
meut tomorrow uf Gmy -Hn3 Lieut.
Commander CoiwM "a United States
naval atH0Ae LoU. Viii receive the ship
from her Brazilian commander A crcw
from the san Francisco will then o.
marched on b1ard ami thc vessel will
sail for the Udited States with scai,d or.
ders.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
A CorroberatsA crItIel.,n.

"What the piece needs, said the inan
who volunteers advice, lis more atmos.
phcre"
That's exactl, = hat | said, " replied
the manager. IL told the leading lady
yesterday that whei. she plays that part
she ought 10 put on more airs Wash
mgton Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
SOME ENGLISH VERSIONS.
They woaid Have rskeE Cuba Prom
spain Long Before This.

New York, March i1.-Grat promi.
nencc is given in the English press TO
reports Of pro-British demonstrations in
New York places Of amusement, says
The Worlds correspondent. These ac.
counts undoubtedly have stirred publia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Fort Worth, Tex. March l7-W. O.
Stlllman, a well known printer oi this
city, received information that he l. 10
BE- one of the 10 candidates for position
ON the board of five trustees of the
Childs. DreHel printers home at Colorado
Springs
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

kansas City, March Battery b.
Fourth artillery and battery +, Fifth
artillery, which arrived in Kansas City
over the Union Pacific, from Fort Riley,
Has, left over the Kansas City Fort
Scott and Memphis for the south.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

London, March li-Accoriing to a
special dispatch from Sunderland, the
United States government has pur.
chased a tCrpadoumt destroyer frnm a
shipbuildc- named Doxiori 40 that city.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

New York, March 1.-THE United
States transport boat Kelnett. has sailed
from this port bound for Matanzas,
Cuba, with a cargo Of provisions for tho
destitute people in Cuba.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

London, March ia special dis
patch from Rome says the Italian gov
ernment has sold the arinored cruiser
Varez 10 Spain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

nayuna, --arn l.-Drucal Flndo
concerning wEo.e safety anxiety has
been expressed iu some circles, has ar.
rived 40 Ciego dc Ayila.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Southampton, March li-Thr Nu-h
German Lloyd steamer Tayc. vlua
sailed for New York, ha, on bari
OOO,O0O IN gold.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18

Tyler, Tex, March lI-On Nav /.
the the erection Of an oil mill costing slOO,.
600 will be begun.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-18
-FORECAsT FOR TODAY.

Temperature Yesterday Maximum 20 Min.
imum 20.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
A FALL MEET.

The members of, the Yorkville
Wheelmen's association held a meet
ing last Friday night to consider
the advisability of giving a big pub
lie entertainment this fall.
All of the members present were
favorable to the idea, and there were
quite a number of suggestions as to
the best means of making the occasion
a success. One thing was agreed upon
as indispensable, and that was the
hearty cooperation of every business,
professional and other interest of the
town. This, there is every reason to
believe, will be secured.
The desirability of a big barbecue
was talked. There was also strik-
ing suggestion looking to the holding
of d wheelmen's tournament; but
there was no definite determination
as to details.
The understanding is that the date
of the occasion will be sometime in
September; that it will be peculiarly
a York county affair, and that for q
big and thoroughly entertained time
generally, it will throw all previous
efforts in the shade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
= 1t costs the Royal Baking Powde

- It costs the Royal Baking Powder
company something like s5Oo,0oo an
nually for advertising. Some one once
suggested to the company that it dis
continue advertising one year, the
baking powder was so well-known and
advertised, and place that amount in
the profits. The answer was that it
would cost the company three times
that amount to get the product in its
original channels again. This is a
pretty good pointer to those business
men who imagine they are making a
great saving when they discontinue a
81 or a S6 a month advertisement a
few months in dull seasons. 1t never
pays to tear out a dam because the
water is low.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
Ths atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1898.
. The Charleston Cotton Exchange,

- The Charleston Cotton Exchange,
sometime ago, passed resolutions en-
dorsing the cylindrical cotton bale.
According to the Charleston Post, such
a bale was on exhibition one day last
week but it did not meet with a very
enthusiastic reception in any quarter.
1t could not be sampled with much
and a well-known steve
dore said there was no advantage in
packing in the hold of vessel. 1t
seems that about all that can be done
is to adopt Mr.. J. H. Sloan's idea OF
uniform sized square bales. This will
furnish some practical advantage in
the direction desired-the ability to
pack the greatest amount of cotton in
q minimum space.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17

listed on the tax books, and it never
paid one cent of taxes to state, county
or town. 1t never got on the books
until after the outfit had failed, and a
of THE ENQUIRER went
to the Office of the auditor one day to
see the amount at which the property
was listed. This is the same outfit
that is being used today to outrage
decency, blackmail weakbacked poll
ticians and generally retard the whole
some progress of the community. AL
though there is no legal way in which
to collect the amount, it owes back
taxes to state, county and town for a
period of nearly five years.
Now then, if our young friend wants
to give true history of the reason of
the presence of himself and his paper
in Yorkville, let him investigate
the circumstances attending the case
of Hugo Schmidt; let him revert back
to the time when whisky prescriptions
sold here at any price they would
bring, from 10 cents each up; let him
an occasion when it was
necessary for the man who is charged
with having advised people not to pay
the Hampton tax, to have recourse to
a trial justice court to enforce the
collection of an honest debt; let him
these things in the light of
the pretty-well established fact that
the publishers of The YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER are also its editors, and
there will dawn upon him some things
that he has not yet fully appreciated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17

tilities were not pushed further. Gen.
eral Brooke was arranging to storm
Arroyo when a messenger reached him
with orders to desist. "4ou came 10
minutes too early" said General
Brooke to the messenger. The guns
were being sighted at the time and the
troops were disappointed. The latest
information from Porto Rico is unsat.
isfactory as to details; but there was
reason to believe that there would be
no more bloodshed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Alta Fewell, of Rock Hill is
visiting friends in Yorkville.
Columbia Register, Saturday: MIR.
]. M. Brice, of Yorkville, is at the
Hotel Jerome.
Mrs. Elizabeth de Loach and daugh-
ter, Miss Ida: returned from Glenn's
Springs last week.
Miss Irene Turner, of Yorkville, is
visiting Misses Georgia and Beula
Richardson, at Stanley Creek, N. c.
Mr.. J. w. Beamguard returned to
Clover, last Saturday, from Florida.
He expects to remain at home until
about the middle of September.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
MERE-MENTION.

Although the war with Spain lasted
only only ia days, it is estimated that
it cost the government so far $3.50, ,OOO,-
900 of which S98,000,000 have been
actually paid out of the treasury ''.''
A cholera epidemic is raging at Ma
chos, India. ..'''''''A rumor to the ef-
feet that yellow fever has developed
at Franklin, La, turns out to be a
''''''"''F Fifteen people lost their
lives as the result of cloudburst on
Beech Creek, Hawkins county, KY,
last Friday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

There was a meeting of the town
council of Yorkville last Monday
night to consider matters in relation
to the fire department.
The principal question involved was
the proper recognition and considera-
ton of the citizens, white and colored,
upon whom the town depends for the
protection of its property against fire.
Without the slightest shadow of a
reflection against anybody, it is fair
to state that the services of the fire.
men have never received the general
recognition and appreciation that they
deserve. Most of the fremen have
all along thoroughly understood their
importance and responsibility, and
have also appreciated the fact that it
is only in time of actual need-while
a fire is blazing-that few of the
more liberal and intelligent citizens of
the town are disposed to recognize the
patriotic motives by which they are
actuated. There has been no COM
plant and there is none now.
The subject came up under circum-
stances that are quite peculiar. The
maintenance of even volunteer fire
department not only involves time,
labor and risk of danger; but also the
expenditure of some money. All the
members have been contributing the
other matters mentioned uncomplain-
ingly, and for the past three years, or
more, Chief Cartwright has been con-
tributing the necessary money out of
his own pocket. The amount has
figured up anywhere from SIS to s2O
a year-whatever was necessary. The
injustice of this, of course, was appa-
rent, and by way of partial reimburse
ment, the town has been supplying
him with water without charge.
Not long ago, by the action of ma
jority of the council, without con tenn
plation of the fire department situa-
ton, the water privilege of the chief
of the department was stopped. Those
who were acquainted with the situa-
ton saw the mistake that had thus
been unwittingly made, and as the re-
suit of discussion during the past few
days, there is a growing feeling that
the town is under great many more
obligations to the fire department than
the fire department is to the town.
Chief Cartwright was before the
council on Monday night by special
invitation, and at the request of the
intendant, he made a statement in be-
half of the department. The council
fully appreciated the fact that he was
not considering himself in the matter
at all, and he made it perfectly clear
that his suggestions were not to be
considered in the light of compensa-
ton. The service of each mem Der of
the department amounts to more than
he was suggesting for all. A number
of members to whom he had talked,
however, were of opinion that the
town should grant, as permanent rec
ognition of the fire department, a
phone connection and water privileges
to the chief, and an appropriation of
$50 year, to be expended for the ben
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
HIsTORY--.ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Most newspaper men are human.
The makers of THE ENQUIRER are in
tensely so. AS other men, they are
subject to all the feelings and resent
ment that are aroused by misrepre-
sentation, abuse and SANDER. But, for
obvious reasons, they have no better
way of protecting themselves than
have other men.
Of course, there is no question OF
the ownership of THE ENQUIRER.
The paper is private property. We
have the right to do with it as we
please. But we never allow ourselves
to forget that though under private
ownership, the paper is public insti-
tuition. That the public cares very
little about our private affairs, so long
as there is nothing dishonorable in
them, we fully appreciate, and as a
rule we arc much more reluctant to
seek the promotion of our personal
interests through these columns, than
we are to seek the promotion of the
interests of other individuals whom
we may conceive to be deserving OF
consideration at the hands of the pub.
lie.
Many slanderous fling or insinua-
ton at THE ENQUIRER, or its makers,
that has not had shadow of founda-
ton in fact, has been allowed to pass
unchallenged for various reasons that
have appeared to us to be good. Of
ten these filings and insinuations have
had their source in malignant hate, or
honest, but misguided zeal. Some
times our assailants have been the un-
whiting tools of designing conspirators,
and again they have been sneaking,
smooth tongued incendiaries, working
in their own proper persons; but
with an apparent disinterestedness of
purpose that was calculated to de-
ceive both the powers of darkness and
light. Why it is impossible to meet in
print all these attacks it is easy to see.
The material within reach of an un-
scrupulous liar is inexhaustible, and
the hole in which such creature can
be finally cornered, does not lie on
this side of the border line of eternity.
This is one reason why we have de-
voted so little attention to the ISLANDERS
that have been directed against us.
Another reason has been that we have
always believed that no matter how
plausible, how vicious, how malignant,
how murderous the lie, nor how much
ruin it might accomplish before it
runs its leprous course, in a country
like this, it would be smashed against
the rockbound shores of truth at last.
That this malignant flood of mis-
representation and abuse against The
ENQUIRER has it's source in common
centre, nobody realizes better than we
do. We know all of the different
petty grudges that have resulted in a
common cause, and we have been cog
infant of the many different efforts
that have been made by different in
dividuals to concentrate this question
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17
LQCAI. AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEN To NEW ADVERTlSEMENTS.
H. G.. Strauss-Talks to you again about
his cut prices in summer goods, which
means reduction in the price of all
goods in that line except corsets. He
can supply gents woolen clothing suit
able for summer or fall wear, odd pants,
gent'slshirts of different kinds, collars,
w. B. Moore e. Co.-Have on hand and
are prepared to furnish you immediate
ly, Champion moving machine or a
Bickford & Huffman grain drill.
Grist Cousins-Can supply you with a
Buckeye mower, a disk or tooth har-
row, Thomas rake, Oliver chilled plow,
and Champion grain drill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17

called for. The books renamed open
40 days. During that time THE EN-
oUIRER continued to urge the people
to respond to Hampton's call, and they
responded most nobly. Just before the
last of the 40 days were out, L. NJ.
Grist called upon DR.. Robertson again.
The collections lacked few dollars of
aggregating $4,000, and to make it
even money, Mr.. Grist paid in the diff
ference out of his own pocket. So it
seems that THE ENQUIRER not only
advised the people; but its owner was
among the first and also the very last,
to pay.
Will somebody please tell us how it
is possible for any creature to be so
vile, so low, as to try to traduce fel-
low citizen in a manner like this?
But now, in conclusion, before we
leave the question of taxation, here is
another point along that line that is
not insinuation but fact. Almost
everybody remembers the York
Publishing company-that organiza-
ton with a boasted capitalization of
IS, 5,OOO-which sprung into existence
purely from motives of "patriotism,"
and to "save the people money" etc.
Well, from the day of its birth to the
day of its death-a period of nearly
FIVE years-its property was never
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-17

Until january 1st. 1899, For 6S Cents.
THE TwICB-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date OF
this issue until January, 1899, for rs cents.