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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
FOOLED P. T. BARNUM.
Put Whisky In the Water to Keep his
Trout Alive.
named.

Put Whisky In the Water to Keep his
Trout Alive.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"There goes a man who once fooled
the late P. T. Barnum," said COM
mercal traveller for New York drug
house. As be spoke powerfully-built
man of 70 years came in the Living
stone Manor hotel and sat down.
"Tell him about it, Bill" said the
drummer. The old man, whom every
one hereabouts knows as old "Bill
Hardy" began and told the following
story:
"It was back in '49 that I saw that
P. T. Barnum had offered $500 for
trout that weighed five pounds or more.
I made up my mind to get the money.
1 was fishing one day at Shin Creek,
now called Lew Beach, when / caught
dandy trout. I won't tell you how
long it was, but it weighed five and a
quarter pounds. The question was
how to get that fish down to the Crys-
tai Palace in New York. 1t was fore
the Midland was built, and the nearest
station was Cochecton, on the New
York and Erie road, over 40 miles. I
got a pail, though, that was oblong
and filled it with water. placed the
fish in it and filled it full of spring
water. I managed to get to Cochecton
all right, but 1 bad hard time on the
train. l arrived in New York about
o'clock that night and changed the
water in the pail, which was heavy,
but was strong in those days.
I went directly to the Crystal Pal
ace and asked for Mr.. Barnum. The
manager told me he'd be in at o'clock
the next morning. / was put out at
that as the fish was getting distressed
and seemed to be sick. went to the
old Bulls Head hotel and all night l
worked on the fish. The next morn
ing he seemed better. At 9 o'clock I
was waiting for Barnum. He came in
and Immediately began to dispute
about it. ~ never made such an Of
fer" he said; "and more than that, it
won't weigh five pounds" l just
hauled out wad of bills and offered
to bet him 500 that it weighed FIVE
pounds.
"'Well, anyway said Barnum, you
bring it around to tomorrow morning,
and if it is alive, I'll pay you S125.'
II went back to the hotel and be-
gan to think about it. The fish was
dying, thought. How could | keep
it up till next morning. 1t would lean
over and turn over. l worked hard
on that fish. l changed the water
every hour and about o'clock / put a
pint of whisky in the water. Well,
talk about frisky fish He was as
game as if he were only FIVE minutes
out of The Beaverkill. While be was
this way l took him around and Bar
mum grudginely gave me the money.
l called around that afternoon and
found the fish was dead. Barnum told
me l was fraud. I don't know how
whisky affects fish now, but what do
you say if we have some at present ?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
THE CURAN DEBT.-The Paris {

The CUBAN DEBT.-The Paris cor
respondent of The Times says: At to-
days Wednesdays sitting the Span
ish peace commission presented a new
counter memorandum declaring their
readiness, Professionally, to accept an
article of preliminary treaty stipula
ting that Spain shall relinquish al
rightsIto sovereignty in Cuba without
formulating any other claim, and tc
leave in suspense all remaining ques'
tions, especial the Philippines.
The Americans asked until to-mor-
row (Thursday) to reply to this new
memorandum. This is regarder as a
favorable sign, being a slight relaxa.
ton of the rigidity the Americans have
hitherto shown. They are perhaps
aware that the Cuban and even the
Spanish bondholders are becoming
alarmed at the strange turn of the
financial side of the discussion, in
which Spain, the United States and
Cuba, with extraordinary unanimity
and carelessness, all repudiate the Gu
ban debt.
Nobody will be able to force Spain
to accept the debt, for, apart from
bankruptcy, she could only meet the
liabilities at the expense of her foreign
bondholders, who, by strange anon
ally, would thus have to pay for the
independence of Cuba. 1t is not likely
that the United States or any other
power can or will force Spain to ruin
herself by meeting the Cuban debt,
and it will then either be total loss
for Europe or be paid by the Spanish
bondholders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
of the plantations formerly cultivated

of the plantations formerly cultivated
are wildernesses.
"The province of Santiago has about
$50, 900 people, and the city of Santa,
go, which is the greatest outlet for ex-
ports, has about $4,000. The people
of the interior are Cubans, almost en-
tirely of the lower class. The prop
erty is practically all owned by Span.
iards, Frenchmen, Englishmen and
Americans who live in cities on the
coast. They own the great sugar
estates in the interior, but do not live
on them. Overseers look after the
property.
CITY OF SANTIAGO.
Santiago city has an immense trade,
and tramp steamers are loading and
unloading there all the time. The
principal articles of trade are sugar
and rum. Santiago rum is the best in
the world. 1t will run an American
crazy, but Cubans drink it without
getting drunk.
1.-THE city has been wonderfully
changed under the administration OF
General Wood. The place has been
so thoroughly cleaned out that it
would hardly be known as the same
place. They have modern street
sweepers and sprinklers and iron carts
for garbage. There are sewers empty
ing into the bay, but the system is
imperfect and sanitary engineers are
working out plan for q new system
of sewerage.
AMERICANS GOING INTO BUSINESS.
"Americans come over on every ship
to 20 in business. There are many
establishments open already, doing an
immense business and getting rich
They have wholesale dry goods and
notions, and Swift has refrigerating
depot for western meat.
"They are building an ice factory
and other American institutions are
springiug up rapidly.
"The government Of Santiago is al
together military. 1t is generally
thought that the army of occupation
will have to remain in Cuba two years
but the time when they be capable o.
self-government is not in sight.
"The nights are extremely cold.
slept under two blankets all the time
The days are hot out in the sun, but
under tent with the flaps up it is
fairly comfortable. We don't allow
the men to do any work between lC
and 4 O'Clock in the day time.
"The published reports of horrible
outrages at Santiago by members Of
the immune regiments are fabrications
The only basis of it was that soldier
of the Second Texas regiment went
down to a Cuban's house one night
and got to gambling. They fell out
and two or three Cubans jumped on
him and killed him. The Cuban's
wife was there, and she aided hei
husband, who was a powerful man
In the fight the woman was struck on
the head with a revolver. The Cuban
to justify himself charged that the
soldier attacked his wife. The truth
was that the Cuban, who was more
powerful man, overpowered the sol
dier and killed him. In his dying
statement the soldier stated the facts
as I have recited them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

Many Have Had Yellow Fever, But Few
Died-Conditions In the City of Santia-
go-Cubans Are Shiftless and Worthless.
The courier., 1898-12-03
FREIGHT PAID ONE HUNDRED MILES.

the Thompson influence has been
bafled by eight votes in this council,
the second is suspicion that the
newspaper agitation for a smaller and
more compact" and ''unanimous''
council has been encouraged BY Mr..
Thompson, who is looking forward to
the expiration Of the present lighting
contract.
There is. by no means, an unanim-
ity Of opinion in regard to reducing
the number of councilmen. The dread
Of ring control, which menaces every
city in this country. and the expert
ence Of cities entirely controlled by
q ring should give US pause before we
adopt q form Of municipal government
which would make it easier for the
ring to get control Of the city and
simplify discipline by the local Croker
in command. The water problem is
solving itself. In a few years the
prospects are that Ear from having a
deficit in that department, it will be
. source OF profit. With the city
lighting in control of the city the
annual deficit will begin to be re.
duced. There 10 no reason to suppose
that the composition Of the council
win Be changed In quality before the
next council il elected. The taxpay-
srs have been disciplined too severely
the last three years to countenance
any measure which would increase
the dangers Of ring rule There are
doubtless changes which can be made
In the charter Of benefit but the more
We contemplate the seclusion of the
county commi0ioners, the more nm.
certain the benefits OF such change
become. 1t 10 urged that the city can
AFFORD to hire three men Of super-
natural intelligence, well, there are
tie three county commissioner. Il
isdoubtfulif they could earn . thous-
and dollars . year BY their own IN
The courier., 1898-12-03

manent water station established
there In the face of an opposition
which induced the mayor to order the
well plugged, that the test might fail
to show signs Of abundant water, and
induced the mayor to order the engin.
eer, who reported in favor Of the well,
discharged. Then Mr.. Thompson
failed to induce the council to vote
for his pumping proposition. In a
summary of what the city owes the
present council, it must not he for
gotten that it stood firm In the pres
ence Of Establishments and promises
which have been e6ectual with other
councils. To be cure there are mem.
bers of this council who are recog-
nised Is tools of Mr.. Thompson but
the majority are free men who could
not be induced to ratify another con.
tract for electric lights, such as the
city made with the gas company three
years ago. Now as to the county
commissioners. The reports Of their
meetings are not published in the
papers. An examination of their ad.
ministration Of county Affairs docs not
indicate that 1t is conducted with un-
usual economy or purity. It's doubt
ful, to say the best what the result
would be IL Mr. Thompson were to
make the three county commissioners
. proposition, with the usual dec0ra-
ti0ns, to award him profitable i've or
six year contract. Three men are
easier to convince than fourteen, and
although the latter may consume val
uable time in pickering about the
needs Of seven wards, since the pres
ent council began its deliberations
there has been no we'll founded accu-
sation Of corruption made against IL.
Taking these things into considers
tion together with the eact that . new
lighting contract b to Be drawn up in
two jean. there 10 strong reason for
believing two thlngs the 1rst b that
The courier., 1898-12-03

flowers and the preening Of handsome
shoulders are quite satisfactory. The
separation Of the sexes which VIII en-
sue will not be without compensation
to the women, ~, for instance, In the
withdrawal Of the unique American
tobacco splitter. found nowhere else 10
the world. II he choose tosit In the high
bat section, theatre managers willcer-
tainly insist that he refrain from
making the locality assigned the
women obnoxious Mr.. Cardwell =
quite serious about the bill and thinks
IL will not b killed In committee nor
turned aside as = joke by the country
members.
Society leaders In Philadelphia have
come to the conclusion that fashion
able men and women need more sleep.
For the purpose Of discussing ways Of
inducing society to 60 early and come
away before sunrise, Mrs. John Cad
walAder, Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt,
Ms. Charles e. Dana, Mrs. George w.
C. Drexel, Ms. Alexander Van Rens-
selaer and others met 1t the home of
Ms. C: C. Har .ison . few weeks ago.
As these are the richest and bluest
blooded Of the Philadelphia smart set,
which is limited by the most rigidly
exclusive rules In use in this country,
their efforts are quite apt to be sue
cessful, 1T least in q measure. The
plan Is to have dances begin at nine,
whereas they now begin at twelve and
last till daylight The reformed
functions are to end not later than
two. The absence Of dancing men
from the parties as well as the COM
plants Of the men who did come, In
regard to the lateness of the arrival
and departure OF guests have been the
immediate occasion of this attempt.
Many Of the sci0ns Of old Philadelphia
families have to work for a living and
the physical impossibility Of rendering
valuable service after a night of
revelry has thinned the ranks Of dane
ing men 10 few Of the youngest men
Of leisure. Under these circumstances
the feminine element was 50 largely
in predominance that evening func-
tions had all the aspect Of an after
noon tea. Something has to be done
and that quickly "r this generation
will see the disappearance OF the
young man eligible and industrious
from the functions Of Philadelphia
society.
The custom, which obtains In all
large cities Of the world, Of beginning
functions after midnight is un-
Wholesome and drives the profess
SIGNAL or commercial young man
from society and he amuses him.
self less innocently than in what
is called 'srefined society,"" though
it Is not always a misnomer.
Even in this small western city we
dawdle into receptions and cotillons
anywhere between nine and ten and
pay for it next day with exhaustion.
There is . popular idea, frequently
expressed by people who are content
to take information second hand. that
the county government Is economical
and, - compared to the city govern
ment. tncorruptible. On examina-
tion these statements are not borne
out BY the facts In the case. First as
to the majority Of the city council.
Il % composed Of men Of character.
The courier., 1898-12-03

male angels h therein obvious. At
the back Of . well, apparently bal-
snced on hls stomach and With . susr
picion OF whiskers, holding lily deli
cstely in two fingers, 10 . poor awk-
wark gentleman angel, while Mary,
Who kneels 1t the well, ts too en-
barassed 70 look at him.
The Ladies' Home Journal has
many recipes for making useful and
pretty presents. which will doubtless
be tried by many loving women IN IN
attempt TO make the pocketbook, the
necessities Of the season and theirown
desires coincide.
It is rather curious TO note that the
December issue OF The Cosmopolitan
ooutains ono article having to do with
snain. another with India, another
with Japan, another with Cuba, an
other with Jamaica, another with
England, another with Rome and still
another with France. This rs Z pretty
vide range.
II Is fashionable in certain literary
centres TO speak or write sliRhtinRly q
the value OF the magazines. Never
theless they are the peoples library.
They have decreased the booksellers
market, but they pay fairly good
prices TO hundreds Of writer's whose
reputations would be circumscrtbed
indeed II it were not for the maga-
xines. Their monthly reappearance 10
like the arrival Of . friend Who has
been visiting other friends and most
interesting places and will tell al
about it for the asking. The other
magazines, NcClures and Lippiucotts'
ere not yet received.
A Kansas legislator, Who says ne
knows more about the didicuities OF
the question because he was once IN
uaher in = theatre, has drawn up .
hieh hat bill which he hopes the leg
islsture this winter will see fitto pass.
II divides the theatre into two parts
by = line Of the same material Is the
eouator and the north pole, trawn
from the center Of the stage through
the center OF the house. Mr.. CardweH
il sure that he has solved . problem
which has bafIled newspapers, legisla-
tors and theatre managers for many
wears. II the bill is passed one side
Of the Kansas City theatres will be
nlled with waving plumes and speci-
mens Of the taxidermist's art, and
the other will be decorated with bald
knobs and artistic coiffures. for, OF
course. no woman will take the hat
les side unless her hair be carefully
arranged. On the high hat side there
can be no grumbling about the hat In
front. for everyone whose view Is
blocked by . hat in front can be IS
sured that hers is permitting her
neiRhbor in the next rear seat only
elimuees OF the stage So IS action
ana reaction are equal there will be
peoce and repose in the sections occu-
pied by those who, wearing tne speci-
ucus on their own heads, prefer the
study Of oenithology to that Of the
drnua. Il Is supposed that not many
meu win wish to e.t on the high hat
side. which will be occupied almost
entirely By women. who. from one
seooon or another, cannot take on
their hata "a lady,- Mr.. Candwell
nyA s.may b visiting In She city or
saouuane from some suburban town
The courier., 1898-12-03

1ucES - = pUpuidt 1Ooa, SrequcuGly
expressed by people who are content
to take information second hand. that
the county government is economical
and, - compared to the city govern
ment. tncorruptible. On examina-
tion these statements are not borne
out BY the facts In the case. First as
to the majority OF the city council.
Il % composed Of men Of character.
conscience and ability. Some Of them
have ct times been extravagant and
are not sufficiently impressed with
the necessity Of lowering the tax rate
and Of making the annual expenses
correspond with the Income. But It
he's in notable instances broken away
fFon the bosses. Mr.. Thompson was
opposed, and his opposition exists In
tie form Of . psuonal letter to at
lest one councilman, to the estab-
lishment q the Mockett well On A
stseet. But the well wa tested, found
70 b full Of good water. it was con-
nected With the city mains and . per.
The age-herald., 1898-08-31
Justly Celebrated Hat.
ARE WEARY OF WAR.
A Member of Company M First Alabama Volunteers, Plainly Speaks His Mind.

"On my way to Birmingham from Atlan- ta this morning I met a member of Com pany M, First regiment, Alabama volun- teers," said A. J. Meister, advance agent of the Down in Dixie" company, last night to an Age-Herald reporter. "The sol- dier was very indignant, and said that fully 90 per cent. of the men opposed the idea of going to Cuba, where at best he said, they would have nothing to do but police duty. The soldier said to me: We don't mind a war that is a war; we enlisted with the idea of fighting, but now that the war is over I can't see why we should be made to do common police duty. Most of us want to go home; many of us have wives tection Nine hundred of the men signed a petition asking the president to muster us out of the service. With a few exceptions my company is strongly in favor of return ing home. We all like Colonel Higdon. The men think him very fine fellow. The condition of the men in camp is wretched. There is much sickness, and every one is of the First are as brave as any of them but there are some things which they cam not stand
The age-herald., 1898-08-31

waged between the Birmingham Railway and Electric company and the Birming- ham Traction company
 report of John S. Kennedy, who was chairman of committee appointed to call on the presidents of the two roads, was heard. Mr. Kennedy stated that President Jemison. of the Electric company had told the committee that if the Highland Ave nue and Belt Railroad, which, he said, was practically controlled by the Traction com- pany would let the Electric company cross it's dummy track on Eleventh avenue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, South, for which he would pay an equitable rental, that he, MT. Jemison, would not object to the Traction com- pany crossing his line at Woodlawn, pro- vided the Traction company would pay an equal rental
 MT Kennedy further stated that he had seen President London, of the Traction company, and he had asked that MT. Jemison's proposition, and, in fact all the proceedings be reduced to writing.
 The meeting, after hearing MT. Ken nedy's report, passed a resolution that they thought MT. Jemison's proposition a very fair one, and that it was the sense of the meeting that MT. London be asked to CO., operate in carrying the compromise into effect
 The committee was instructed to call on these gentlemen today and acquaint them with the resolution which the meeting had passed. Woodlawn has high hopes of having the matter settled quickly and in an amicable manner.
The age-herald., 1898-08-31
SITUATION PRECARIOUS.
Spanish Officers in the Philippines in
 Need of Assistanoe.

Madrid, August 30.-Q0 p. m.)-Senor Sagasta had a long conference with Lieu tenant-General Correa, minister of war; on the subject of measures to assist the Span ish officials in the Philippines. whose situa- tion is precarious.
 It was decided to entrust to officers of the colonial army the registration of lands and similar duties.
 The cabinet council tomorrow, says Senor Sagasta, will deal with the nomination of peace commissioners and so far as possible commissioners will be appointed who are conversant with international law financial matters and colonial questions, especially
The age-herald., 1898-08-31
THE OLIVETTE
Still Remains at the Quarantine Station
 Near Fernandina.

Fernandina, Fla, August 30.-The hos pital ship Olivette still remains at the quarantine station. Her coaling, which was to have begun early this morning, did not begin until about dark. The weather today has been blustery, making all work slow. The coaling will probably not be completed until tomorrow night. It is doubtful then whether she will carry many sick away for surgeons here serious ly object to having their patients moved, first on account of the indictment weather; second, fear of the effect of sea voyage on patients with typhoid; third, possibility of yellow fever, the ship not having been fumigated fourth, precarious condition of many of the patients.
 Some fiatly say they will not allow their convalescents to go. They also assert there Is not trained nurse on the ship.
 Late last night General J. Rush Lincoln, with his headquarters, left for Huntsville. Today the 157th Indiana regiment left for Indianapolis, where they are to be mus tered out of the service. They carried on their train the bodies of William A. Shy der and Clinton l.. Lowell, both of Com- pany B, who died last night.
The age-herald., 1898-08-31
RESOLUTIONS
Of Sympathy For Injured Soldiers
 Adopted by the Hibernians.

At a special meeting of the members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Jeffer- son county held last night, the following resolutions wer adopted
 Whereas, On August 2S, 1B9S the train conveying the members of the gallant Sixty-ninth New York regiment to Hunts vile, Ala, was wrecked near this city, and Whereas, That by such wreck, two mem- bers of said regiment were killed and sev- erai others severely injured, and are now in the Wilson & Brown infirmary of this city; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That we. the members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Jefferson county, Alabama, proud of the past achievement of the Sixty-ninth New York, composed of members of our order and race, hereby extend to our injured brothers our sincere sympathy
 Be it further resolved, That a committee of five representing the Ancient Order of Hibernians of this county be ap- pointed to wait upon our injured brothers and tender to them our sincere sympathy and aid while in our midst
 B. B. MARTIN, Chairman,
 HARRY GREENS
 J. J. KENNEDY,
 P. F. PAGAN,
 P. A. GAVIN. The following committee was appointed: H. McGeever. J. J. Curran, P. A. Gavin. M. F. Cahalan, J. w. ONei1 and B, B. Martin.
The age-herald., 1898-08-31
WANTED IN SHDLBY.
John White Arrested by Deputy Sheriff
 Marshall.

John White. a negro, wanted in Shelby county on a charge of assault with intent to murder was arrested yesterday by Depu- tv Sheriff J. B. Marshall and locked up in the county jail.
 The offense with which White Is charged Is said to have been committed about ten years ago. It is alleged that White was at the head of a mob which attempted to rescue two negroes charged with criminal assault from the county jail at Colum- biana.
 The Shelby county officials were notified of his arrest and will come after him.
The age-herald., 1898-08-31

regarding the Philippines. This last point will largely determine the choice of the commissioners.
 General Weyler, presiding this evening over the Weyler Club convention, alluded to the disasters Spain has suffered and must relieve. He complained that the press censorship would prevent the fixing of the responsibility which politicians are trying to evade."
 He promised that he would speak plainly. and place himself forthwith lat the head of the people in their struggle for the sal- yation of the country"