Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-25
Straps and facts.


great commotion and several ladies
tainted. The liar who sent tits proba-
bly, chuckling over his good joke.
- According to the latest calculations
on the subject, Joseph Letters profits
on his wheat deal foot up around
S3,5OO,OOO. During the recent phe-
nomenal rise he helped many Of his
crippled antagonists, the bears, not
only by making lenient terms of set
tlement with them, but by extending
financial assistance. In all such cases
strict secrecy was enjoined. Letter IS
now the most popular man in the
Chicago grain market, position as
remarkable in its way as his phenom-
enal success.
"A special to the Florida Times
Union from Tampa, says: The text OF
a proclamation issued by Barteleme
Masso, president of the Cuban repub-
lie, has reached here via New Orleans.
In it Masso strongly urges the autono-
mists, guerrillas and Cubans leaning
toward Spain to come over to the Gu
ban ranks. He assures them that with
the aid of United States troops, de-
cisive blow to Spain is soon to be
struck, and that the Cuban cause will
soon be won. He points out that all
who fail to join the Cuban forces be-
fore it shall be too late, must seek a
home in some other country.
- Secretary Long has appointed
Assistant Secretary Allen president OF
a board which is to be charged with
the selection of a designs for the med
ais which are to be awarded to Adml-
raj Dewey and the members of his
ships crews in recognition of their
achievements at Manila. Two other
members of the board are yet to be
appointed. 1t is the purpose to secure
designs for the medals of more than
usual excellence, both in originality OF
theme and beauty as is believed to be
warranted by the splendor of the vic
tory. 1t is expected that the widest
opportunity will be opened to Ameri-
can genius to submit designs.
- Boston Journal: NJ. Robineau,
who has come to this country as war
correspondent of couple Of Paris
papers, says that country is deeply
concerned in the matter of the termi.
nation of the war with Spain, as the
cost of breadstuffs is rapidly increas-
ing, while the trade between France
and the United States is declining.
These are very important points which
do not seem to have been thought OF
by the Spanish statesmen and other
persons in Europe who are seeking to
embroil this country and France.
France, like most of the other Euro
pean nations, depends on the United
States for its food supply. If for any
reason our markets were closed to
them the price of bread would 60 up
by jumps and bread riots might soon
follow. Yet there are European states
men, usually of sober judgment, who
talk of war between France and the
United States.
A fire started in the coal bunkers
of the St. Paul at Miami, Fla, few
days ago. 1t took half day to fight
the flames. There were 1900 tons OF
ammunition aboard. Thirteen of the
crew were overcome by the heat. This
ugly fire in the coal ragged for nearly
half day. Captain Sigsbee, of the
Maine fame, % officers and about $50
others were on board at the time.
Two hundred men fought the fire.
The walls of the bunkers were kept
deluged with water, and great volumes
of water were poured over the coal.
Unfortunately the ventilators had
been taken out, and the fire made a
temperature of over 100. One by one
the men dropped, until l3 had been
carried to the upper decks. They were
stretched out and revived. Men were
also sent to the compartments leading
to the magazines, and the walls were
kept cold with streams of water.
At 1890 o'clock tonight, says a
Washington dispatch of Friday, it
was announced at the adjutant gen.
erals Office that 100000 volunteers
had been mustered into the United
States army. 1t is expected that from
now until the remainder of the 125, 900
men called for have been mustered
the work will proceed very slowly.
1t is problematical whether the gov
ernment will wait the slow motions Of
some of the states. The probability is
that if the mastering of the required
quota is not completed by the first Of
next week, the call, so far as the delin-
quent states are concerned, will be
cancelled, and volunteers will be &C
cepted from other states. kilograms
were received from North Carolina
this evening indicating serious difficult
ty in organizing the necessary troops
in that state. Many of the men are
becoming detected by the examining
board and the mastering officer will
have great difficulty in filling the
states quota.
- Evangelina Cosio y Cisneros, the
young Cuban girl, is soon to wed
Mr.. Carlos Carbonel, the former
Cuban banker, who has been appoint
ed by President Mckinley to be a
lieutenant and aid on the staff of Ma
jor General Fitzhugh Lee. When
Karl Decker went to Havana with the
express purpose of liberating Miss Cis'
neros, he found trusted lieutenant
in the person Of Mr.. Carbonel, al
though, like Mr.. Decker, he was at
the time unacquainted with the fair
young Cuban. When the night Of the