Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-26
Straps and faets.

upon the road very soon.
- Several days ago Mr.. Arthur Nc.
Even, who was announced TO be an
editorial writer on the New York
Journal, came out with a signed arti-
Gle in The Journal, declaring that he
was tired of William Jennings Bryan.
The communication was made the oc-
casion of sensational telegrams and
editorials to the effect that the New
York Journal had deserted Bryan.
The New York Journal disposes of the
matter plainly and pointedly thus
GAS to the position of The Journal on
the subject of Mr.. Bryan, the matter
is simplicity itself. The Journal sup
ported Mr.. Bryan in 1896 because he
was the regular nominee of the Demo.
cratic national convention. 1t will
support him in 1900, or anybody else
who may occupy the same position.
It supported Mr.. Van Wyck last year
for similar reasons. The Journal Is
not and never was either Bryan
paper or a Van Wyck paper. 1t is
Democratic paper"
Denver, Colorado, dispatch Of the
18th instant: The boycott of the news
papers of Denver began ten days ago
by fourteen department stores, was
ended tonight by the unconditional
surrender of the stores. The stores
made the demand that the papers re-
duce their advertising rate 20 per cent,
or thew would cease to advertise. The
fight has stirred up the community
greatly, the result being that the stores
were almost forsaken by the purchas'
ers and the proprietors had to surren-
der or 60 out of business. Labor un'
ions have held meeting after meeting
to contrive plans to spread the agita-
ton and keep the people away from
the department stores. At late hour
tonight the newspaper offices were
visited by representative from each
store in the combination. They 'ac-
kuowledged that they were beaten
and would resume their advertising
contracts as soon as arrangements
could be made.
A special cable letter from London
to the Associated Press, of Sunday,
describes the eastern situation as fol-
lows: awhile events are moving with
somewhat dramatic rapidity in the
far east and complications may any
day develop a situation fraught with
momentous dangers when the known
facts and the position of affairs are
analyzed, there is really not much
reason at the present moment to
suppose that a solution of the crisis
will be found in a resort to war. There
are reasons TO believe that diplomatic
circles do not fear that it will be neces.
sary to appeal to arms unless Japan
breaks from her mentors. So far as
the European powers are concerned,
the diplomats throughout are satisfied
that the Chinese question will not
break the peace of the world; but
thew have always feared Japan would
prove tirebrand. Unless she can
be restrained from impetuous action,
the departure of her fleet from Yoko.
hama today for Chinese waters may
prove to be the striking of the match
which may lead to dreadful confa-
grafton.
LINCOLN, n. c., Journal, 2lst :
Fulton Herndon, colored, died in
Kingdom yesterday morning in terri
BILE agony from hydrophobia. Last
August, Herndon was bitten by dog
which was supposed to have been
mad. The same dog, on the same day,
bit a cow which a few weeks later
went mad and had to be killed. Hern-
don was noted for his fondness for dogs
and snakes and did not believe in hy-
drophobia. He was remarkably
strong and healthy man. Last Sunday
night he left his home here in his usual
perfect health, and walked to Maiden,
where he was employed as wood
cutter. Tuesday he complained Of
not being we'll and came home on the
noon train. He continued to grow
worse, raving, swapping and biting at
everything in reach, and bit himselfsev.
eral times. When he saw water he
would be thrown into convulsions. Dr..
J.W. Saline attended him and could ad-
minister no medicine in liquid form.
In his brief lucid moments he said
that he had wronged no one and init
mated that he had been poisoned.
The paroxysms grew more frequent
and violent until he died in great ag-
ony at o'clock yesterday morning.
DR.. Saline says that it was typical case
of hydrophobia, not symptom of that
awful disease being absent.
Columbia Register: The Negroes
have been worked by northern sharp
ers ever since the war. 1t seems that
all some slick individual has to do is
to 20 among them with any old tale
relating to money to be secured from
the government and they jump at the
bait. Notwithstanding the "mule and
40 acres" and other notorious swindles,
they are still gullible. Some sharper
is now among them collecting fees as
the first step towards securing pen
sions for all ex.slaves. The follow
ing letter, asking for information, was
given The Register last night: The
letter, which was written in pencil on
a small sheet of paper, is as follows !:
"DEAR SIR write to you for some
information concerning the ex-slave
pension, a proclamation of Abraham
Lincoln, 1S61-1S63. 1t is reported that
all exslaves is entitled to pension,
giving their birthplace, age and stating
their owners, or who they belong to.