Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24

teerS at camp lnOmaS are growing
very anxious to be mustered out of
service. Not long ago there issued
from the war department an order
providing that sick soldiers be sent
to their homes as fast as they became
convalescent. Since then there has
been a regular rush for the hospitals.
Sick and convalescent soldiers are get
ting passes at the rate of from Is to
100 per day.
AT Hampton, Ca, last Friday,
Jim Neely a Negro private in the
Twenty-fifth infantry, was shot and
killed. He was refused permission to
drink at soda fountain and became
abusive. When demonstrated with for
swearing in the presence of ladies, he
assaulted Mr.. Will Henderson with
his dagger-bayonet. Henderson drew
a pistol, but it was knocked from his
hand and secured by the Negro, who
began shooting. A number of citi-
zens Joined in the fusilade and Neeley
received wounds from which he died.
"A majority of the generals in our
army are we'll along in years. The
ages of some of them are given as
follows: General Young is So, Shafter
63, Wheeler 81, Hawkins will reach
the retiring age of 64 this year, Kent
is 81, Lawton 55 and Sumner, Bates
and Chaffee each Sc. These are the
general officers in Cuba with Shafter.
The age of the generals in camp at
home is also advanced. Coppinger is
6S, Brooke 60, Corbin 56, Sheridan S.,
Henry SO, Graham 64, Wilson 81, But
ler 62 and one-legged, Lee is 63. Wade
is 55, the youngest of the major
generals.
- The London Spectator, in its issue
of last week, prophesies that America
will retain all the Spanish possessions
she has captured, and thinks that
"pressure from the Cuban loyalists
will force the commission to stipulate
that Cuba shall be governed by the
United States for 20 years." The
Spectator says: America will find
herself at the end of the year in pos
session of the beginning Of an oversee
tropical empire. Long may she rule
it in the interests of humanity and
Justice. While it is so ruled English
men will never envy her possessions
nor their expansion into a domain as
great as our own"
- Major General Wade, formerly in
command of the Third army corps at
Chickamauga, and Major General M.
G. Butler, in command of division
of the Second army corps at Falls
Church, have been relieved of their
present duties in order to enable them
to take their places on the peace COM
mission, charged with the execution of
the provisions of the protocol regard
ing the evacuation of Cuba by Span
ish troops. Brigadier General William
w. Gordon, of the Fourth army corps,
will 90 to Cuba for the same purpose.
The matter Of selecting successors
these officials has been indefinitely
deferred.
- The situation out at Manila is a
source of more or less embarrassment
to the administration. Admiral Dew
ew's ships were more or less damaged
in the fight in which he destroyed the
Spanish fleet. Since that time there
has been no opportunity for the max
ing of repairs, and now the ships ought
to 90 into the dry docks. The near
est dry docks are at Hong Kong, which
city is under the control of Great
Britain is neutral, and holding that
Notwithstanding the armistice, Spain
and the United States are still bellig-
erents, refuses to allow the ships to
enter the docks. AS soon as peace is
concluded, Admiral Dewey's ships can
be repaired.
- Speaking of the future of Spain,
now that her colonial possessions are a
thing of the past, the current London
Spectator says: "Spain's geographical
position entirely precludes the posi-
bility of her sinking into mere impo-
tence, and insigni6cance. The future
Of Spain is bound to interest the world.
Judged from an abstract standpoint,
there are many possibilities for Spain.
For example, if Spain possesses a real
ly great statesman, and if she would
intrust herself freely to his hand, he
might in 90 years so reorganize the
nation that she would be far richer and
stronger than she was before the Cuban
revolt. A Spanish Peter the Great,
by repudiating the major portion of
the debt, by substituting an efficient
standing army of 10000 men for the
present force, but cutting down taxes,
by hanging corrupt officials, and by
getting foreigners to develop the min
erals and the wines of Spain, might
still make a powerful nation-for
Spain in her hardy mountaineers and
her brave seamen has always the raw
material of great people. We fear,
however, that the chances of any such
savior of his country arising are abso-
lutely nil"
- There has been shipped from Nor
folk. in British bottoms, seven cargoes
of Pocahontas steam coal, aggregating
7O,123 tons. These have gone to II
different coaling stations belonging to
England, and it has been believed that
England was stocking such stations in