Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-05-11
Scraps and faet5.

OU,UUU volunteer SOluleIS Ill Tue NiClu-
ity of Washington. These men will
comprise one corps of the Army of the
Potomac. The improved government
reservation at Fort Myer, Va, recently
vacated by the Sixth cavalry, will
probably be utilized as rendezvous
for these troops. 1t is eligibly situated
for the purpose and has accommoda-
tions for large number of troops.
In case there are not sufficient accom-
modations at Fort Myer for the entire
army to be concentrated in this Vicin-
ity, it is probable that the excess of
troops will be placed in camp in the
Soldiers Home grounds or in that
vicinity.
- Senor Du Bose, late first secretary
of the Spanish legation at Washing
ton lectured to 1000 people in Toron-
to, Canada, one night last week. The
lecture was in aid of the Red Cross
society work and was delivered in a
private capacity. The senior made a
severe attack on the American people.
He spoke of American senators as
'border ruffians, whose illiterate boor-
ishness is only equalled by their venal-
ity and ludicrously pompous conceit." !"
He urged that American cupidity for
conquest constituted grave danger
to Europe, Canada and Mexico, and
concluded by contrasting the Queen
Regent of Spain with "the bloated
politicians, whose countenances depict
the lust that is in their hearts"
- Letters triumphant corner in
wheat reached its rich fruition on
Tuesday of last week, when the dar-
ing young speculator settled with the
sellers who were compelled to pay
him the advance price of 80 cents a
bushel difference or else to undertake
to deliver the grain within 80 days.
While the war progresses and COM
merce remains in q disturbed condi-
tion the wheat question becomes one
of vital Importance for Europe as well
as for America, and Letters threaten
ed corner of July wheat will cause
CONSERVATION abroad. Some inter
esting statistics just published show
that Europe, even in the best wheat
years at home, needs to import 430, 70O,-
900 bushels. This demand is dstribu.
ted among England, France, Germany,
Austria and Italy. The overproduc'
tion in Russia, Hungary and the Balk-
an states is sufficient to supply Bel
GUM, Holland, Switzerland and Scan
dinavian countries.
- The Associated Press dispatches in
the papers of Saturday morning, give
full particulars of the Lafayette Incl
dent mentioned in the dispatch to
THE ENQUIRER last Friday afternoon.
The Lafayette left Corrunna, Spain,
on April %, for Havana. She was over
hauled late Thursday evening by the
gunboat Annapolis. The Annapolis
warned her not to try to enter the
harbor. Suddenly, however, she put
on full head of steam and started
to run for it. In less than two min-
utes, the men Of the Annapolis were
at quarters and a gun roared out an
order to heave to. The gunners gen.
orally were ready to sink the French
man. But the Frenchman didn't want
anything of the kind and stopped her
engines again. The American ves-
sells held signal conference, and as
the result the Lafayette was sent to
Key West, where she arrived on Sat-
urday morning. The number of Span
iards on board was 16 instead of 161 as
at first reported. They claimed to be
going to Havana to engage in mercan-
tile pursuits. There was nothing
contraband on the Lafayette. After
the arrival of the vessel at Key West,
there came an order from Washington
for her release. 1t developed that the
state department had given her per-
mission to go to Havana, and had
failed to notify Captain Sampson of the
fact. The complications which other
wise seemed imminent was avoided.
- There is every reason to believe
that Secretary Alger is soon to retire
from the cabinet, says Washington
dispatch. The reason being assigned
is the inability of the secretary and
the head army officials to agree upon
the policy of the service. 1t may be
several weeks before the change is
made, but the president, so learn,
has determined to make it. 1t is a
well-known fact that Alger and Miles
have never been able to get along ami
cably, the former deprlving the latter
of many of his prerogatives in the de-
partment. There, too, is the deepest
i'll feeling between Secretary Alger and
General Merritt, growing out of an
old feud which arose during the war
when Merritt sat in judgment on AL
ger and recommended his retirement.
Then, too, there is considerable bad
blood in the cabinet itself. 1t is an
open secret that Alger and Gage are
hardly on speaking terms. "The pres
ident feels" said my informant, "that
at this time he should have harmony
in the cabinet and friendly feeling be-
tween the head of the war department
and the major generals in the army"
Should Alger's retirement be definitely
decided upon the probabilities are
that General Schofeld will be called
into the cabinet.
- Some idea of what it takes to sup
ply the armies of the government with
their necessities in the field, may be
derived from an account given in the
Philadelphia Press Of the activity at
present displayed at the arsenal there.
The average number of army trousers,
blouses, etc, turned out at the arsenal
before the present emergency orders