Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-23


sold, and no more applicants would be
received. When bookings open for
the second boats there will be another
rush. Practically every one of the
1900 are anxious to get out early, and
will bring gold, many in large amounts.
- Secretary Gage frankly declares
that he does not believe the present
complications with Spain will lead to
war. He says: 1.-THE people of the
country are getting used to this war
talk and they understand that it means
little or nothing. There is, of course,
possibility of war, and if it comes the
financial resources of the government
are equal to any emergency which
may confront US. President Mckin-
ley would doubtless ask for and get
any appropriation he wanted. Our
credit abroad is of The best, as evil
denced by the standing of our bonds.
The price quotations on government
securities is the best sign of the excel
lent condition of the government.
The business interests have not yet
been seriously affected by the posi-
bilities of war.
- The Madrid paper which says that
Spain could carry on a guerrilla war
against the United States for years, as
she did against Napoleon early in the
century, has strange ideas as to the
conditions which would confront Spain
in this ease. After being driven out OF
Cuba and Porto Rico, as she would
within a few months of the opening ol
hostllities, the only chance she would
have of fighting would be upon the
water, and with those islands gone her
coal supply on this side of the Allan
tic would be cut OFT. Spanish ships
which would "coal.up" in Spain aud
then come over here to fight would
never get home. The poisoning OF
wells, the stabbing in the back with
poinards and the other methods of as
sassination by which the Spanlards
fought the French invaders, would be
rather difficult to repeat in war on
the ocean.
- The New York Mail and Express
believes that there is no truth in the
statement emanating from Washington
that New York finarcier has tele-
graphed the president that "war must
be prevented at any cost, " and asking,
"what is the loss of 250 men compared
to a general impairment of values"
The language is infamous and it is to
be hoped that the story is an inven-
ton. If not, the name of the finan-
cier should he given to the country.
He places money above the national
honor. "War must be prevented al
any COST" No, not at any cost; not
at the cost of honor and self-respect
not at the cost of our standing in the
eyes of the world as high-spirited
and courageous people. 1t is to be
hoped that the Fates will decree
peace thus far there is apparent no
reason why they should not; but it
must be peace with honor. But there
would be no need to talk this to
person whose patriotism begins and
ends with "values."
- In spite of denials, says an Asso-
ciated Press cable of Saturday from
Berlin, the Queen Regent of Spain
has repeatedly and strongly appealed
to Emperor Joseph of Austria to ex-
ert his influence with the monarchs OF
Europe, particularly with Emperor
William, TO secure their efforts to re-
store amicable relations between the
United States and Spain. The queen
has laid special stress upon the neces-
sity of maintaining the peace of Eu-
rope and securing an entente of the Eu.
ropean monarchs against republican,
aggressive America, and on the affini-
ty of her dynasty with the Hapsburgs.
1t is understood that Emperor Francis
Joseph, while replying TO the queen
cautiously and conservatively, has ac-
tually written to Emperor William,
endeavoring to elicit reply pledging
the latter to promise to tender his good
services in trying to maintain peace.
More recently, Spain approached Ger
many and Austria with the view of
obtaining assurance that they, in the
event of war, would assist Spain in
some way or other.
- Willie the United States is looking
after Cuba and Spain, Great Britain
is not little concerned about Russia
and Germany. An Associated Press
dispatch of Sunday from Tacoma,
Washington, is authority for the fol-
lowing: "Oficers of the Northern Pa
ci6c steamship Victoria which arrived
last night from China and Japan, re-
port that the British government is
massing very powerful feet of
warships in Chinese waters and that
the British are buying all the coal
coming to those waters for their men
of war, and so anxious are they to get
it that they send vessels to sea and
there hail the coalers and bargain for
their cargo, paying giltedge prices if
necessary. The British are said to
be buying all the available coal from
the Suez canal to the northern coast of
Siberia, as they do not want to use
japanese coal. Purser Mcdonald said
there are now 80 or 10 British warships
on the China station and the fleet has
been considerably augmented during
the last few weeks. Among the latest
arrivals was the big marine fighter
Powerful, one of the most destructive
vessels afoat"
- Last month, says Richmond dis
patch of March II to the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, an aged Negro, Phil
Taylor by name, who was driver in