Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-10
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GERS anu Weu Cdpluleu a. IuO liuo VI
the destruction of Admiral Cervera's
fleet at Santiago left the naval hospi-
tai today in charge of Lieutenant Sc.
grera for New York, where they will
embark for Spain. Lieutenant Segre-
ra, who speaks English, was profuse
in thanks to the hospital authorities
for kindness shown the captives. The
Spaniards embarked on the steamer
Old Dominion, of the Old Dominion
Steamship Line"
"A Pekin dispatch of Wednesday,
says: Lii Hung Chang has been dis.
missed from power. 1t is presumed
this was done in accordance with the
demand which, it was rumored, the
British minister here, Sir Claude M.
Macdonald, was instructed to make
on account of the alleged general par
tiality of the great Chinaman to Russia
eliminating in Great Britain being
deprived of the contract for the Pekin-
Hankow railroad by giving the Russo
Chinese bank financial control OF the
road.
Emperor William, of Germany,
does not take much stock in the Cars
idea of the disarmament Of the nations
with a view of securing peace. He
thinks that the best way to ensure
peace is to be constantly in position
to enforce it. At an army banquet at
Porto, Westphalia, last Wednesday, ne
said: "Peace will never be better
guaranteed than by the German army,
thoroughly efficient and prepared for
war, sections of which we now have
the pleasing opportunity of seeing and
admiring. God grant we may always
be able to care for the worlds peace
with this keen and we'll preserved
weapon.
The Red Cross has been having
considerable trouble in getting supplies
to Havana for the relief of the desti-
tute. The steamer Cormal was sent
to Havana with millions of rations.
General Blanco demanded the pay
ment of duties amounting to about
100000. There was hitch of several
DAYS over the matter and finally on
Wednesday, Secretary Alger ordered
that the duties be paid. Until peace
is finally concluded Washington recog-
nizes Spanish authority over all por-
tions of Cuba that were held by the
Spaniards at the cessation of hostilities.
The action of General Blanco, how
ever, in demanding duty on charity
contributions seems to be pretty small.
Mckinley replies to Mayor Van
Wyck's request for the troops of the
regular and volunteer army to parade
in New York at the celebration of the
peace jubilee, as follows: will direct
that the commanding generals, as well
as the medical officers of the army
now in New York, and arriving there,
shall report upon the probable effect
upon the health of the troops of the
parade you propose. If they report
that it will not be injurious to the
health of the soldiers in their present
condition during this heated term, and
it is agreeable to the officers and SOL
diers themselves, it will afford me spe-
cial pleasure to comply with your pa
triotic suggestion.
- The city of Gambia, in Crete is
again in a state of insurrection. The
fanatacism which eliminated in the
recent attempt to overthrow the Turk
ish power in the island has never sub
sided. 1t has been necessary to keep
a constant watch upon both Christians
and Mohamedans. A few days ago a
British sentry was stabbed in the back
by a fanatical Mohamedan. Inyolun-
tarily the sentry fired his rifle and
killed Turk. This started a riot and
in a few minutes the bloody fight was
going on between the Mohamedans
and Christians in all parts of the city.
The city was set on fire and several
foreign consulates were burned.
The British vice consul was burn
ed to death in his residence. More
than hundred people were killed du-
ring the riot. English, Russian and
German warships were hurried to the
scene. The trouble is not yet settled.
- The British war Office has received
a dispatch from General Sir Herbert
Kitchener, the commander of the An
glo-Egyptian forces dated from Omdur-
man on Monday last, saying that over
500 Arabs, mounted on camels, We're
dispatched after the fugitive khalifa
Abdullah that morning. The general
added that the Dervish leader was re-
ported to be moving with such speed
that some of his wives had been drop
ped along the road followed by him.
The Sirdar says also: "Officers have
been counting the dervish bodies on the
field and report the total number OF
dead found as about 10,S00. From the
number wounded who have crawled
to the river and town, it is estimated
that 10000 were wounded. Beside
the above between 800 and 400 Der
wishes were killed in Omdurman when
the town was taken. I have as pris-
oners between 5000 and 1000 fighting
men,"
- At least s1,O0O,OO0 prize money
will be distributed among American
sailors as a result of the war with
Spain. More than one-half OF this