Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
Straps and faets.

UnlteQ states government lmIneuldte-
ly. The real basis of this war rumor
was the fact that this company has
been hurrying up an order for few
scabbards to be used by a secret So
ciety.
Representative White, the Negro
member from North Carolina, offered
a resolution in congress last Saturday
providing for the payment of the sum
of $1,000 to the widow of the Negro
postmaster, Baker, who was killed at
Lake City. Another member called
for the regular order, and as imme.
diate action on the resolution required
unanimous consent, the matter went
over. 1t is likely that congress will
make some such appropriation but
not until after the whole matter has
been thoroughly investigated.
- The Spanish government, a few
days ago, purchased from Brazil two
war vessels which the well-known
British shipbuilders, the Armstrong;,
have had in course of construction for
sometime past. The price paid for the
ships is not known, and the source
from which Spain obtained the money
is also said to be mystery. 1t is re-
ported that the Brazilian government
also has two vessels in course of con-
struction in French shipyards, and
that Spain is negotiating for the pur.
chase of these. Reports from different
quarters indicate that Spain is pur-
chasing large quantities of ammunition
from different European countries.
- Representatives of the Gold Dem
ocracy of Pennsylvania met in Phila-
delphia last Friday for the purpose OF
considering the advisability of putting
a state ticket in the field. A letter
was read from ex.President Cleveland
in which occurred the following: 81
cannot account for the arrogant conf
dence of the free silver forces, except
on the theory that they are led to
believe that there is very little aggres.
sive effort to be made by their oppo-
nents. If anyone believing with US
supposes that free silver can be pre-
vented from controlling the two houses
of the next congress without effective
organization and hard work, the quick
er he abandons the idea the sooner he
will be sound money man. l am so
earnest in my desire to see our country
blessed with safe money and suitable
financial system, that am of the opin.
ion We ought TO give patriotic and
consistent support to any plan which
insures this result, and which has the
elements which promise its successful
advocacy"
- Philadelphia Dispatch of the 4th
instant: Emilio Nunez, the promoter
of Cuban filibustering expeditions, who
has just returned to his home in this
city from his recent trip to Cuba on the
filibustering steamer Dauntless, was
today shown the Washington dispatch
which stated that Senaor Du Bose,
the Spanish charge d'affaires, had in
formed the state department that the
Dauntless expedition was not success
full and had failed to effect a landing.
Mr.. Nunez said: "My last expedition
put into Cuba 100000 bullets located
at the end of 100000 Mauser car
tridges. And every one of these bull
lets is now being used to let daylight
into the Spanards who think as Senor
Du Bose thinks. IF Senor Du Bose
knows as much about my recent expe-
dition as the Spanish authorities in
Havana know about the destruction
of the Maine, and if Senor Du Bose
says that the expedition was failure,
as the Havana authorities say the
Maine blew up on her own accord,
then Senior Du Bose is of the same
stripe as the authorities in Havana
he is liar" Mr.. Nunez expresses
the opinion that the battleship Maine
was destroyed "by Spanish officials,
with their knowledge and by their
hands,"
- The morning papers of Sunday
publish the following from London.
AS to how much, if any, truth there is
in it, of couRse, is a mere matter Of
conjecture: "According to the state
ment of man, whose cards describe
him as being an electrical engineer,
whose name cannot be disclosed, but
has been forwarded to Washington, he
sold to Spanish officers in London sew
eral years ago a large number Of
mines, eight or ten of which were
placed in Havana harbor. He says
they were made in special way and
had a specially and peculiarly con-
structed cable, which he contends he
can positively identify, if the smallest
piece is produced. Some of the mines,
the man continues, were fixed so they
could be fired from fort, and two of
them had bulbs, arranged so that they
would explode upon a vessel coming
in contact with them. But the alleged
electrical engineer adds that he does
not believe the bulbs would be used in
water as shallow as that of Havana
harbor. He exhibited the plans Of
one of these mines, which, he pointed
out, was the most likely to produce
the effect described as causing the
wreck of the Maine. 1t was number
ed "2," and was constructed TO con-
tain 500 pounds of gun cotton. This
is the story told by the man who gives
one the impression that he has been
sergeant of engineers, or has held
some similar position. He was ap-
parently thoroughly posted upon SINH
lar submarine mines. The man who
made the foregoing statements is an
Englishman, and he says he is willing