Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-15

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- Private Mapes, of Company A,
Eleventh United States Infantry, shot
off a finger to keep from going to the
front. He said it was accidental, but
a courtmartial found otherwise and
sentenced him to two years imprison-
,nent. He subsequently confessed he
did the deed on purpose, having lost
his first enthusiasm for exposing his
life to Spanish bullets.
- The president, on last Friday,
signed a pardon for Captain John D.
Hart, who was convicted of being en-
gagged in a fillibustering expedition
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment. The president says that Hart
was properly convicted, and under or
binary conditions should have been
required to serve two years as SEN
fenced; but as the conditions which
made his offence crime no longer ex-
lists, the necessity for bis continued
Imprisonment has passed away.
- Seven cases of yellow fever devel-
oped at McHenry, Miss, last Wednes-
day. The proper authorities at Wash
ington were notified at once and
Surgeon General Wyman, of the ma
rine hospital service, was instructed to
take charge. Surgeon General Wy
mans first step was to institute rigid
quarantine. A guard of "a men was
placed around the town, and then a
house to house inspection was made
in the neighborhood Immediately out
lying, with view to discovering other
cases. 1t is believed that an epidemic
can be prevented. However, it is rec
ognized that this date is about two
months earlier than the usual appear
ance of the disease, and if it does get
beyond control, the consequences are
likely to be disastrous.
- The war department has made the
following table showing the appoint.
ment of general officers and officers of
the general staff, United States volun-
teers, as apportioned among the states
and the regular army: Alabama l,
Arkansas 6, California IL, Colorado Z,
Connecticut s, Delaware 2, Florida 4,
Georgia II, Idaho 2, Illinois 16, Indi-
ana Is, Iowa Is, Kansas 8, Kentucky
2, Louisiana /, Maine 6, Maryland 5,
Massachusetts 9, Michigan II, Mime
sofa y, Mississippi 8, Missouri s, Mon
tana 4, Nebraska 4, Nevada -, New
Hampshire 4, New Jersey S, New
York 81, North Carolina 2, North Da-
kota ,, Ohio 20, Oregon 8, Pennsylva-
MIA 81, Rhode Island -, South Caro-
lima 5, South Dakota l, Tennessee 10,
Texas 8, Utah 2, Virginia 10, Vermont
4, Washington l, West Virginia 4,
Wisconsin 5, Wyoming 2, District of
Columbia -, Alaska -, Arizona l,
Indian Territory -, New Mexico l,
Oklahoma -, United States army 275,
United States marine hospital /. To-
tai 633.
- When it was decided to send the
monitors Monterey and Monadnock
across the Pacific from Mare Island to
Manila, it was known that this could
not be done without sending along
colliers, because of the insufficient
coal supply of the monitors. 1t was
not deemed practicable to tow the big
ironclads the 1000 miles Of the voyage
that would have to be traversed by
them without coal, so it became neces-
sary to find places in the Pacific where
they could replenish their bunkers. A
study of the charts showed that there
were several groups of islands, lying
between Hawaii and the Philippines,
which might afford harbor, in which
the colliers could lie alongside the
monitors and fill up their coal bunk
ers. The officials do not deem it pru-
nent to name the particular islands for
the purpose, but it is obvious that be-
ing barred by neutrality laws from
the ports of neutral countries, the first
recourse of the navy department would
be some of the Spanish islands, such as
the Ladrones or the Carolines. There
fore, it is assumed that if the Charles
ton really goes to one Of the former
islands it will be with the purpose of
securing in advance suitable harbor
for the use of the monitors.
- The adjulant general has issued a
circular prescribing conditions to be
observed in recruiting men TO fill the
present volunteer regiments TO their
war strength and in securing men for
the new regiments to be organized un-
der the $4,000 call. Applicants for
enlistment must be between the ages Of
is and Is, of good character and hab-
its, able bodied, free from disease, and
must be able to speak the Euglish
language. Married men will be enlist
ed only on the approval Of a regimen
tai commander. Minors must not be
enlisted without the written consent
of father, only surviving parent, OF
guardian. Enlistments will be con-
fined to citizens Of the United States,
or to persons who have made legal
declaration of their intention to be-
come citizens. Applicants will be re-
quired to satisfy the recruiting officer
regarding age and character, and
should be required to furnish the nee
essary evidence. They must defray
their own expenses to the place of en-