Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-04
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increase for the month in round figures
of $1,000 bales over last year. The
total for May was 27,7O6, against
16O,S53 last year. The total amounts
of the cotton crop brought into sight
during the nine months ending May
81, is 1O,7S5,S17 bales, against s, S,429,-
SIC last year. Foreign exports for the
first nine months of the season have
been 7,7O5,O51 bales, showing an in
crease over last season of 1,3l9,25S.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 90
leading southern interior markets on
May 81, were GA, 1851 bales, against
421, ia the same date last year. In
cluding stocks at ports and interior
towns left over from the previous sea-
son, and the number of bales Of the
current crop brought into sight during
the nine months, the supply has been
1O,OS2, ,371 bales, against S,745, ,63l last
year.
- Mr.. Bryan has not yet succeeded
in getting his colonelcy. Under the
first call for volunteers, Nebraska was
entitled to two regiments but under
the second proposition that companies
be recruited to LOG men, and that the
extra men be credited on the second
call, the state will not have two full
regiments. The colonelcy of one regi-
ment has already been provided for.
The governor has promised Mr.. Bryan
the appointment as colonel of the
other, and there is now in progress a
controversy with the war department
as to whether there shall be second
regiment. The governor of Nebraska
is holding out for two regiments, and
the probability is that he will win.
The governor of Missouri has offered
to appoint Mr.. Bryan to be colonel of
a regiment from that state; but Mr..
Bryan will not signify his acceptance
until he sees whether he will be per-
mitted to lead a regiment from his
own state.
- New York Sun: "About 200 let
tiers addressed to men in the United
States army and navy are detained at
the general post Office in this city be-
cause the senders did not put stamps
on them. This, the postal authorities
believe, is due to misunderstanding
of the purport of two orders recently
issued by the postoffice department at
Washington. One of these orders di-
rected that mail for soldiers and sailors,
whose location will be subject to con-
slant change, shall be forwarded from
place to place, without extra postage
charge, until delivered. The senders
of letters or other mail matter, how
ever, must put on stamps. The other
order provides that soldiers or sailors
may send letters to their relatives and
friends without putting stamps upon
them by getting their commanding
officer to indorse the envelope, but the
addresses (this beautiful word is off,
ciaD will be required to pay the pos
tage. There is nothing in either order
which permits the forwarding of un-
stamped mail to the army or navy"
- The first engagement between
Commodore Schley's squandron and
the Spanish ships of Cervera took
place Sunday night about midnight.
Two torpedo boats made desperate
effort to- destroy the American ships.
They were stopped in the nick of time
owing to the vigilance of the men un-
der Captain Philip, of the Texas. The
torpedo boats had cleared the harbor
and were creeping along in the shadow
of the castle Moro and the mountain
at the entrance of the harbor. They
had travelled two miles to the west
ward when the officer Of the deck on
the Texas sighted them through his
night glasses. Two of the searchlights
of the Texas were turned on them and
the next instant the men who had
been sleeping at the loaded guns were
aroused and at work. The flashing OF
the lights told the Spaniards they were
discovered and they made quick rush
with all speed on toward the Brooklyn
and Texas. Before their bows had
swung around the crews of the port
batteries of the Texas were pumping
steel at them. The rapid fire guns
were used. The din of the guns
alarmed the whole fleet. The ma
chine guns of the Brooklyn were at
work a few minutes after the Texas
had started in. The other ships were
lying further off shore. The call to
general quarters was sounded on each
in the belief that all of Cervera's fleet
was coming out in desperate effort
to escape. Searchlights were played
on the waters. The Texas and Brook
lyn poured such a furious shower OF
small shells at the torpedo boats that
the latter were forced to turn back and
seek safety in the harbor. What dam,
age they sustained is unknown. The
torpedo boats took shelter under the
forts and no attempt to pursue was
made. 1t is thought that neither was
struck as they retreated quickly and
they made small targets in the uncer-
tain twilight. The Spaniards did not
discharge torpedoes, though they got
within 500 yards of the Texas.
- The marine corps of the United
States is destined to play an important
part in the movements to begin against
Cuba and Porto Rico. To the marines
will fall the duty Of making the first