Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
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enthusiasm and the Rev. Sam mas de-
cided to announce his withdrawal in a
funny letter which explains it all as a
kind of a joke.
- The following resolution was in
troduced in the house or Tuesday by
Representative Cummings, of New
York "Resolved, That the sum of
100000 be and the same is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
be expended under the direction Of
the secretary of the navy for the erec-
ton of monument at Fort Lafayette,
New York harbor, in honor of the
officers, sailors and marines Of the
United States war vessel, the Maine,
who lost their lives in the harbor of
Havana on the night of Tuesday,
February 15."
- The Winston Journal says: The
story is told of two Mormon elders as
happening in town net far distant,
in which one of their doctrines was
gwen practical test. The story re-
lates that especial emphasis had been
made in their sermons upon the doc.
trine that if they drank any deadly
thing it should not hurt them the
Lord being their especial protector.
At the end of the sermon the pastor
who had courteously loaned them his
church, arose and said: "Now breth-
rem, we have listened attentively to
this doctrine, and if by practical test
YOU can demonstrate this, we will ac-
cept the doctrine. I have here a
quantity of strychnine which I will
mix in water, and if you drink it and
survive, we will believe" 1t is re-
ported that they did not drink.
- The alleged trouble between the
French and British at Lagos, on the
coast of Africa, is not nearly so immi-
nent as was intimated by the British
and French newspapers. Acting ON
the information contained in the news
papers, the Marquis of Salisbury, a
few days ago, instructed the British
ambassador at Paris to ask the French
government whether or not French
forces had penetrated as far as Sokoto
in territory occupied by the British.
NJ. Hanotaux, the French minister Of
foreign affairs, replied that if there
had been such an advance it was with
out the knowledge of the French gov
ernment. He afterward ascertained
positively that there had been no such
advance; that the French had no de-
sire to approach Sokoto. The state
ment of the facts in the house of lords
by Lord Salisbury was received with
cheers.
- The Daughters of The American
Revolution have been holding their
annual convention in Washington this
week. The report of Mrs. Albert D.
Brockett, the vice president general in
charge of organization, indicated the
rapid growth of chapters in the west.
The chapter in Honolulu, she said, was
increasing in numbers steadily, and
one in the city of Mexico was projec-
ted. Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Main,
the recording secretary general, re-
ported IS charters issued during the
year. Connecticut was the banner
state in membership, while New York
headed the list in lhe formation of new
chapters. Mrs. James Seymour, the
register general, reported that she had
verified the papers of 5000 applicants
for membership during the year. The
whole number of real daughters of
Revolutionary soldiers is now 269, and
their average age 81 years. The re-
port of the treasurer general, Mrs.
Mary B. Hatch, shows the finances of
the congress to be in healthy condi-
ton.
- The New York Herald of last Sun
day prints story from Mexico about
a man fighting mad bull single
handed and alone, without weapons,
for two hours. The man was "Romu-
lus," the Italian strong man, and the
fight took place in Cindad Jauras, just
across the Rio Grande. 1t was in the
bull-6gh,ing amphilheatre, and in the
presence of several thousand people.
ACCOIulur W lIlo SOulidSt 1sotu uIuo w oS
to overcome the mad animal. The
fight was hard and long. Romulus
was pitched about, badly bruised and
almost killed; but it was not until one
of his legs was badly sprained that he
acknowledged himself whipped. Even
then he claimed that he had at differ
ent times overcome bulls that were
just as strong; but this time the au-
thorities had given him one of short
horn breed and he was at disadvan-
tage on account of being unable TO get
the necessary leverage. Romulus is
described as man of only $50 pounds
weight; but who measures around the
chest 81 inches.
Gunnery now is a very different
thing from what it was during the late
war. Then the aiming of one of the
big guns at fortress was question
of practice and skill. Now it is mat
ter Of absolute scientific precision.
For instance, the largest guns at San
dy Hook have maximum range of 16
miles. At from four to six miles they
are absolutely accurate. AS the result
of a great deal of careful mathemati.
n