Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-01

S,479,9S4, against 6,653, 3,2S7 last year.
Southern mill takings, exclusive of
consumption at southern out ports,
were 926, ,452, against 81, ,452 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been SO,135, against 144,7O7 last year,
making the total thus far for the season
zoos, Ill, against 5,73l 1881 last year.
Secretary Hester's statement OF the
worlds supply of cotton shows de.
crease during the week just closed Of
14O,391 bales, against decrease last
year of 141, ,624. The total visible is
3,O0O,S33, against 8, 141, ,224 last week
and 2,501, ,032 last year.
- Officers of the United States steam
ship Alert say that vigorous measures
had to be taken by the old cruiser to
secure coal on her recent trip up from
South America. At Acapulco, where
half the Inhabitants are Spanish, the
captain applied to steamship COM
pany for coal. He was told that he
could have coal at the rate of $50 per
ton in gold, provided he took it him
as the company could not deliver.
The captain accordingly took posses
sion of lighter and sent the ships
marine guard to protect the coal pass
ers. When she arrived at the wharf
it was crowded with natives, who at
tempted to prevent the coal leaving
the dock. The marines cleared the
wharf with bayonet charge and then
stretched a rope across, loaded their
rifles and informed the natives that
the first one to cross the rope would
be shot. After that $50 tons were
loaded on the ship without further
molestation.
"By the roundabout route, via
Paris" says a Washington special
of Friday, "comes from Havana the
report that the usual notice of intend
ed bombardment has been given by
the United States. At the same time
that this news comes from Paris the
report is received from Key West that
Admiral Sampson will mass his fleet
in front of Havana tomorrow and
Sunday. The admiral has been ask
ing for permission to try his plan OF
reducing the defenses of Havana. 1t
NAV be the best TO make demonstra-
ton in force with his war vessels, pre-
paratory to the demand for surrender,
the notice of bonn mbardment, the attack
on the batteries. Admiral Sampson
believes it is possible to take the mon.
itors in close to shore TO the westward
of the batteries and come down with
an enflading fire, which will raze
them, but spare the city from serious
damage. II has been understood for
some days that the reduction of the
batteries would follow soon after the
Spanish fleet was disposed of.
- Here is the letter of the Universal
Peace union to the queen regent Of
Spain and Senior Sagasta, which is
raising so much indignation in Phila-
delphia and elsewhere. The letter is
dated April 81, and signed by Alfred
H. Love, president of the union. 1t
was mailed at the Philadelphia post
Office, but was returned to the writer.
Afterward Love boasted that he had
succeeded in having the letter for
warded by other means, and then came
the movement to oust the union from
it's free quarters in Independence Hall !:
"It is in our hearts to say, as the Uni
versal Peace union, representing many
thousands of friends of peace in all
parts of the world and from the United
States, that we have appreciated your
many concessions in this Cuban trou-
Bile in behalf of peace, and we want
you to hear from the people, the real
representatives of the American heart,
that we believe all that is desired
could be obtained by peaceful means.
Oh, how you would elevate your ma
ton! What contribution to this age
of intelligence if you could send
message to America! Our hearts are
full of sympathy for you in your no
doubt embarrassed position ; but the
right will sustain you. Our couptry
would receive you if your peo-
pie rebel in your efforts to avail of any
W Sllll dfSlI " al SAhu AiSSo sAAS
demands of humanity, freedom and
peace"
- One of the most brilliant military
pageants enacted since the grand mus
tering of the parade of the Federal
troops down the streets of Washing
ton at the close of the Civil war oc
Cured at Camp Alger Saturday after
noon when President Mckinley re-
viewed the troops quartered there,
says Washington dispatch. 1t was
the first time in over 80 years that any
army of volunteers rendezvoused in
time of war passed in review before
the commander-in-chief of the army,
and the demonstration attracted many
thousands from Washington and the
surrounding country to the camp
grounds near Falls Church. There
were $4,000 troops in line. Beside
the president and Mrs. Mckinley the
reviewing party comprised Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hobart and son, Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Alger, Miss
Long, General Miles and staff, Miss
Wilson, daughter of the secretary of
agriculture, and Miss Barber, of Ohio.
the guest of Mrs. Mckinley; Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts; Representa-