Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-05
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Oncer Went away, anu WAS supitiy al
terward arrested and confined in an
asylum. Next day he killed himself.
1t is believed that the fellow went
crazy in a fit of imaginary patriotism
and it was his intention to kill Minis
ter Woodford.
- Some months back, it will be re-
membered that great fears were enter
tained as to the probable sufferings Of
the miners in the Klondike regions,
and at a cabinet meeting it was de-
cided to try and send to them relief
expedition. The secretary of war
sent to Norway for some reindeer.
The deer arrived last week, whole
ship load, nearly 600 in number, and
they were started on the way to the
Pacific coast over the railroad but
since the war department has come to
the conclusion that probably, after all,
the Klondikers are getting along first
rate, and that the proposed relief ex-
pedition is unnecessary. What will
now be done with the big herd of rein
deer has not yet developed.
At Tuesdays meeting of the cabi-
net, Postmaster General Gary report
ed the assassination of another post
master in Georgia. This is the case at
Ada. The victim was ]. R. Freeman,
a white man. According to the story
told by his widow, Freeman, who had
not assumed the Office, had just sue
ceeded in completing his bond, and on
his return to his home in the evening
was shot down, his body being riddled
by bullets. He was appointed on
February IL. He at once set about
making the necessary bond and sue
ceeded; but subsequently his sureties,
at the instance of his enemies, went oil
the bond. Then he made another.
The evening of the day of his second
success in this line he returned to his
home happy, only, however, to meet
death on the threshold. The details
further than this are lacking. Inspec-
tors have been sent to Georgia to get
at the facts in the case. Freeman was
we'll recommended, and there was no
strong opposition to his appointment.
A Tampa, Fla, dispatch of March
1, says: "Captain Hanlon, of the
Plant steamship Mascotte, which ar
rived here tonight from Havana, had
a talk yesterday with Consul General
Lee and took breakfast with him.
General Lee denied the reports that he
had advised Americans to leave Huva-
ma, and said he had discovered no evil
dence of anti-American feeling there,
and that he anticipated no unfriendly
demonstration, whatever the finding
of the court of inquiry might be.
Captain Hanlon says that the body
guard of General Lee consists of only
three soldiers, and that fewer soldiers
are in evidence on the streets of Ha-
vana than usual, and no excitement
among the people there had been
caused by rumors of war published in
the papers of this country. General
Lee admitted to Captain Hanlon that
both Cubans and Spaniards are in
tensely interested in the result of the
investigation by the board of inquiry,
but further than that, all reports of
excitement or threatened demonstra-
tions are groundless. Tonight two
full companies of Tampa Cubans re-
port their readiness for immediate en-
listment whenever needed.
A few days ago Secretary Long,
of the naval department, made a
statement to the effect that, in his
opinion, nothing had developed to
connect Spain with the Maine disaster
in an official capacity. The secretary
was quoted as having said that Spain
had been eliminated. He tried to ex-
plain that he had said nothing of the
kind, and now Secretary Of War Alger
is trying to still further classify Mr..
Longs position. Secretary Al lger says:
"The statement of Seer etary Long that
Spain's official participation in the dis
aster to the Maine has been practically
eliminated, was merely an expression
of personal opinion Oh his part. 1t is
an injustice to him, as well as to the
administration, to give all official
significance to his expression when he
was particular at the time to empha-
size the fact that he was speaking
simply as an individual. In the alb
sence Of official facts-and l can re-
peat what has been said heretofore,
that the public is equally as well in.
formed as the government-no men,
ber of the administration can, of
course, make an official declaration
touching Spain's responsibility, moral
or otherwise. There is not an iota of
information as to the cause or origin
of the explosion, upon which the gov
ernment can at this time, form a con-
clusion or base decision. The ver-
dict Of the court of inquiry on that
point must be patiently awaited"
Secretary Gage, in reply to reso-
luton relative to the coming Of stand
ard silver dollars from bullion pur-
chased under the act of July IA, 1890,
has sent to the senate this statement
"The total amount, cost, and coming
value in standard silver dollars of sill
yer bullion purchased under the act of
July IA, 1890, is as follows : Fine
ounces purchased, l6S, S,674, ,6S2; cost,
S155 ,931 ,002; coming value, S218,0S4,-