Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-28
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pertS regard the nSures III oo'ii e"'e'
US surprisingly low.
just what the actual relations be
tween the United States and Germany
are is a matter of speculation; but
most of the papers are making out OF
the situation all it seems to offer.
The San Francisco Post, of last Friday,
publishes a sensational story to the ef-
feet that Germany is planning to send
numerous trading vessels to the Phil
ippine islands, and will arm 10000
Philippines besides furnishing Krupp
guns and artillery for field use in the
islands. The Post alleges that they
will be thoroughly drilled, and by
February Aguinaldo will be prepared
to make an onslaught on the American
forces. According to The Post, Ger
man agents have made report to
their government that it will be i'm
possible for the United States to land
more than $4,000 men in the Philip
pines before Aguinaldo is ready to
make his coup. According to the
German correspondent from whom
The Post story comes, Americas only
hope of avoiding trouble is to disarm
the insurgents.
As the representative of the "NeW
York Profit Sharing" company, ex-
Secretary Carlisle is trying to get Sec
retary Gage to turn over some Sl9,.
600, 900 worth of bonds that were bid
in by the company through fictitious
names. The company had paid over
the necessary guarantee OF good faith
and complied with other requirements
of the government but by means of
circulars sent out TO the supposed bid
bers, Secretary Gage got information
of the imposition that was sought to
be practiced, and will not delivered the
bonds. He also holds on to the money
that had been paid in as guarantee
of good faith, and before the Profit
Sharing company can get it back, it
must either claim that it was opera.
ting under a misapprehension or that
it was trying TO commit fraud. Secre-
tary Gage has offered to adopt any
policy with regard to the matter that
ex-Secretary Carlisle will recommend
over his own signature. The ex-secre-
tary wisely declines to make any rec
concentrations.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Year
by wear the women of Kansas are edg-
ing their way deeper into politics.
There is one county office which is
well adapted for the women, county
superintendent of schools, and the dis.
position seems to be growing among
the people to let the women have that.
There are more women candidates for
county superintendent on the Repub-
lican ticket throughout the state this
year than were ever known before.
At the rate the "disease" is spreading
it will not be over five years until the
women will claim that Office as theirs
exclusively. Two years ago there
were fewer than a dozen women NOM
mated for county superintendent over
the state, and not that many were elec-
ted. The Republican state committee
has received returns rom 60 Republi-
can county conventions, and they show
that women have captured 10 county
superintendent nominations. There
are As counties yet to hear from, and
it is estimated that the women will gel
ten out of them, at least. This will
bring the total up to 25, or about one
fourth, a growth Of 100 per cent. in
two years.
"A Washington dispatch TO the New
York Journal gives list of figures
which show that, so far as remunera-
ton is concerned, peace commission
er's lot is fairly happy one. Com
missioner Days fee will be $4,000.
Commissioner Reid will get similar
amount and Mr.. Moore, formerly
assistant secretary of state, will receive
$4,000. The United States senators
who are members Of the commission
will be allowed $3.50 day as spending
money in lieu of salaries. AS the
commission will probably be absent 80
days, the senatorial members of the
body will each receive about Sl3,500.
After paying their board bills and
"seeing the town" they ought to be
able to save few dollars if Paris does
not prove too "giddy" for them. In
Guiding salaries, allowances for per-
sonal expenses, remuneration of at
taches, transportation, entertainments
in Paris and other incidentals, the
peace commission is expected to absorb
all of the fund of $25O,0O0, which, it
is reported, has been placed to the
credit of Judge Day in Paris bank.
- Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans Cotton Exchange statement
shows the amount of cotton brought
into sight for the week ending last
Friday to be 27S, PA bales, against
307,431 for the seven days ending
September % last year. This brings
the total Of the crop moved into sight
for the % days of the season to 541,-
746, against 1884 last year. Re-
ceipts at all United States ports since
September l, 373,399 bales, against
494 ,0S6 last year. Southern mill tax
ings were S2,23S bales, against 10, ASP
last year. Foreign exports since Sep
tember have been 17l,2S6 bales,
against 20,705 last year. Including
amounts left over in stocks at ports at
interior towns from the last crop, and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far of the new crop, the supply
to date is SO9,3l2 bales, against S29, ,Ss5
for the same period last year. Secre-
tary Hester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton shows the