Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-31
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age in order that upon returning from
the army, they may be in position to
start into business or other pursuits
The president does not contemplate
the idea of asking congress for the
necessary money; but thinks it will be
best to Just make the proposed pay
menls and charge it TO the Cuban
revenues.
"A Havana dispatch says that on
last Wednesday, while Spanish SOL
dier named Fernandez was walking
through the streets of the city, he was
stopped by Cubans who twisted his
rifle out of his hands and demanded
that he shout, "Viva Cuba libre," or
die. Fernandez threw up his hands
as if to assent, and when released
stepped back and shouted, "Viva Es-
pania, Viva Espania." Three knives
were Immediately plunged into the
body of the poor Spaniard, and he
fell to the ground dying.
The case Of B. H. Roberts,
Mormon representative from Utah,
who has more than one wife, and who
continues to live with them all, is at
tracing considerable amount of at
tention in the papers, and will proba-.
bly, be looked into by the present or the
next congress. Roberts does not at
tempt to deny that he is polgyamist;
but claims that he has as much right to
be such as did Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
and the rest of the patriarchs. He
claims that the Presbyterians are rails
ing all the storm against him but that
he is fully prepared to meet the issue.
All the survivors of General Nor
gan's party who escaped from the Ohio
peniteutiary during the war, have been
invited to Columbus, o., to inspect the
recently discovered tunnel through
which it is claimed the raiders escaped,
and settle for all time the dispute as
TO whether Morgan and his men es-
capped through the tunnel or by the
connivance of the officials of the pen
itentiary. A car load Of dirt taken
from the tunnel from under the walls
was found in the air duct near the
cells which Morgan's men occupied.
After the men made their escape the
hole was filled up with loose dirt.and
the clay around this shows the exact
dimensions of the tunnel.
A Manila dispatch of December
81, from General Otis, tells of new
complications arising in the islands.
The Spaniards were not to evacuate
the town of Iloilo until January l.
General Otis says he sent Colonel Pot
ter to Iloio on December "a to confer
with the Spanish commander. The
Spanish commander, however, had
evacuated the city 80 hours before the
arrival of Colonel Potter, and the in
surgents had taken possession. The
flag of Aguinaldo was flying over the
city. This meant that the Filipinos
had already seen fit to occupy the city
in their own right, and to get them
out now means new proceedings. The
haste Of the Spanish commander in
evacuating the city before the time
limit of the treaty, is attributed to
fear that he would not be able to hold
it against the FIlipinos.
- Castellanos, the Spanish captain
general of Cuba, issued an order last
Tuesday allowing the raising of Cuban
and American flags within Spanish
jurisdiction. The order was publish
ed iu the Havana morning papers.
Already the people had secretly provi-
ded themselves with thousands of flags,
and they began to hoist them imme-
diately. The enthusiasm of the day
gave rise to much disorder, and as the
result Of indiscriminate firing of pis-
tolls on the streets, several people were
killed and wounded. Cubans took
great delight in entering the homes OF
Spaniards and making the inmates
hoist American flags. During tine
day the Spanish authorities complain
ed that it was impossible for them to
enforce order without the assistance
of the Americans, and General Lud-
low directed that his troops should
make arrests of disorderly persons and
turn them over to the Spanish civil
authorities.
- 1t is stated on high authority, says
Washington dispatch, that no further
promotion or recognition will be given
Rear Admiral Schley, and that there
is not the slightest possibility of his
appointment as vice admiral. While
it is not known whether Rear Admiral
Sampson will be given further prefer
ment, the position of the adminstra.
ton in general, and the navy depart
ment in particular, toward Schley, has
been definitely determined. He is
regarded as having received all the
recognition that he deserves. 1t is
commented upon as an interesting fact
that in the speeches of the president,
Secretary Long, Postmaster General
Smith and others during the recent
trip to the south, while Dewey, Samp-
son and Hobson were frequently men
toned, the name Of Schley did not
pass the lips of any one. All reference
to him was omitted, either by accident
or design.
- Washington letter to New York
World: Jehu Baker, who represents
the Twenty first Illinois district in the
lower house, is totally blind. For
many years his eyesisht had been
failing. There was time when Mr..
Baker was a prominent man and a
force in Illinois politics. Shortly after
the close of the war he was elected to
congress as a Republican, serving in