Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-05
Straps and faets.

state. Mr.. August kohn, the cores
pondent of The News and Courier, Is
now at Wilmington. He says that
the city is regular arsenal. Both
whites and blacks are heavily armed.
The whites are determined to win in
the election at any cost, and there is
great danger of bloodshed. The only
way it can be avoided is for the Ne.
groes to back down. This seems
likely.
- From the reports in the papers, it
appears that the relations between
Great Britain and Russia have almost
reached the point of rupture. The
foundation story is TO the effect that a
few days ago Russia seized the Chinese
port of New Chwang, which is the key
to the province of Mauchuria. A
number of British vessels in the har-
Dor Immediately cleared for action,
pending instructions from London.
British officers would give out no in
formation on the subject, and as to
whether the situation is as serious as Is
represented, is matter of doubt.
There is feeling throughout Europe,
and also in America, that the trouble
between Great Britain and France has
not yet been adjusted, and that Rus
sia is trying to get in the squabble Oh
the French side.
- The pay of the men and officers of
the regular United States army is as
follows: Privates for the first year,
$13 per month wagner, Sl4; corpo-
rails, artifcers, farriers and saddlers,
SIS; sergeants, SIS; 6rstclass engineers
and ordnance privates, Sl7; corporal of
engineers and ordnance, $40; first SER
geant, artillery, cavalry and infantry,
S25; sergeant, engineers, ordnance aud
signal corps, S34; frstclass sergeants of
signal corps, S45. Of the regimental
officers the first year, the chief trump
eter, cavalry and principal musician,
artillery and infantry, and the saddler
sergeant of cavalry, S22; chief musi-
cian-artillery, cavalry and infantry,
500; sergeant major, artillery, cavalry
and infantry, and quartermaster Sc
geant, $23 sergeant major and quar-
master sergeant of engineers, S36; post
sergeants, S34; hospital steward, S45 /;
acting hospital steward, S25; and pri-
vate, SIS per month.
A Washington dispatch to the
New York Tribune of Wednesday
says: "The navy department practi-
cally decided to abandon wreck
ing operations under existing con-
tracts on the Spanish cruisers Girls
tobal Colon, Vizcaya and Almirante
Oquendo, near Santiago, which have
become GENEROUSLY expensive to the
government. The department has
reached the conclusion that the Viz
cava and the Almirante Oquendo will
probably never be rescued, and that
the Cristobal Colon, if saved at all,
will not be brought to the United
States by the Merritt & Chapman
Wreckipg company, of New York,
which has been working on this YES
sci under special contract involving
the payment of SS29.25 day since
July 90, without visbly improving the
chances of that vessels salvage. The
same company since July 6, when it
executed the first contract for the pro-
secution Of wrecking operation on the
ships of Cervera's squadron, has been
receiving separate payment of $500
a day, with the single result that the
Infanta Maria Teresa is now on her
way to Norfolk, where a commission
will decide what additional compensa-
ton, not exceeding S50O,OOO, shall be
paid to the wrecking company on her
account"
A Jerusalem dispatch Of November
/ says that Emperor William proceed
ed to Mount Zion on October 81 and
witnessed the ceremony of hosting the
German and Turkish flags on a piece
of ground which, according to tradi
ton, was formerly occupied by the
abode of the Virgin Mary, and which
the sultan presented TO the German
emperor. The latter subsequently
formally presented the ground to the
German Catholics. Emperor William
has telegraphed to the pope, saying ::
81 am happy to be able TO inform your
holiness that, thanks to the benevolent
intervention of his majesty, the sultan,
who has not hesitated to give me this
proof of his personal friendship, l have
been able to acquire at Jerusal lem the
abode of the Holy Virgin. | decided
to place this ground, consecrated by so
many pious memories, at the disposal
of my Catholic subjects. 1t rtjoices
NV heart TO be able thus to prove how
dear to me are the religious interests
of the Catholics whom Divine Provi-
dence has placed in my care. l beg
your holiness to accept assurance of
nv sincere attachment" The pope
replied, thanking his majesty and ex-
pressing satisfaction at the gift, for
which he was sure the German Cath
olics would be deeply grateful. The
emperor, at the close of the ceremony
of consecrating the Church Of the
Redeemer here, read an address, dur
ing which, he said: "From Jerusalem
came the light in splendor from which
the German nation became great and
glorious, and what the Germanic peo-
piles have become they became under