Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-06
Straps and facts.

repair TO Havana in order that they
may he able to leave the island with
out danger in case of war. Arrange
men,s have been made for General
Lees safe withdrawal if such action
becomes necessary. The American
newspaper correspondents in Havana
are also to be given the utmost protec-
ton and they will be allowed to leave
with General Lee"
- The American warships at Key
West have commenced maintaining a
sharp lookout for their safety. They
do not propose to be slipped upon any
more if they can help it. A tug boat
attempted to pass by the flagship New
York last Saturday night. The New
York signaled the tug to stop and give
an account of herself; but the tug did
not understand and failed to answer
the signal. Then the New York fired
4 pound shot across the tugs bow, and
those on board came to the conclusion
that it would be a good idea to stop
and explain matters. After it had
made satisfactory explanation, the
tug was allowed to 60 on.
The Chickering general bill de-
claring that enlistment in either army
or navy will not deprive veterans OF
pensions for previous service, mas been
agreed on in the house committee on
invalid pensions, with an amendment.
The following amendment was adopt
ed "And all persons who served in
the Confederate army during the late
Civil war, who shall hereafter serve in
the army or the navy of the United
States for at least 20 days, shall be
entitled to the benefits of the act OF
June 81, 1890, and pensionable there
under if shown to be unable to perform
manual labor and dependent thereon
for support" The bill was imme-
diately favorably reported to the
house.
George T. Angel, president of the
Massachusetts Society for the Preren-
ton of Cruelty to Animals, on last
Saturday, sent President Mckinley the
following telegram: eff l were the
president of the United States (Which
| am certainly most thankful that |
am noi) I would not hesitate TO say TO
congress if it becomes necessary, and
to the whole civilized world, that from
the present condition of negotiations
with the Spanish government we have,
in my judgment, no more right to force
Spain into war and kill perhaps So
600 of the young men compelled TO
serve in her armies and navy, than a
pirate has to commit murder on the
ocean or a highwayman to commit
murder on the land"
A dispatch of Saturday to the
Lewiston, Me-. Journal, says: "Hud-
son Maxim, a brother of Hiram Max.
i'm, the inventor Of the famous Maxim
rapid fire gun, has just invented gun
that in its awful destructive force goes
far beyond Hiram's. IL is called the
Maxim aerial torpedo and is designed
for coast defense and naval work. As
its name implies, the torpedo is fired
into the air instead of being shot along
the surface Of the water. In fact 1t Is
used the same as any cannon or NOR
tar. The gun fro which it is fired
has a bore Of 26 inches. 1t will throw
a ton of dynamite distance of five
miles, and if the torpedo strikes any.
where within 200 feet of warship
it will shiver it to aloms.'
"A Washington dispatch says: awe
are now spending money at the rate OF
100000 per day, and the receipts
average only about 81, 900, 900 per day.
If this pace is kept up for three months
longer, there will not be much more
than 100000, 900, including the gold
reserve, in the treasury July l. In
view of this prospect the president
and Chairman Dingley, of the ways
and means committee, have been con-
sulting about what ought to be done.
The president went over the figures
with Mr.. Dingley and advised an in
crease of taxation. He suggested an
additional tax of 81 per barrel on beer
and a small tax on tea and coffee. "
This also is "war news" Of the most
ipdubitable character. We commend
it to the attention of all those cheerful
idiots who think a war would be
"great fun" The "increase of taxa
tom will not stop at tea, coffee and
beer, as few people of middle age
and retentive memory can readily
testify.
- The following is an abstract from
General Woodford's cipher telegram
received last Thursday and translated
Friday morning. General Woodford
informs the government of the United
States that General Blanco has revoked
the bando retage to the reconcen-
trados in the western provinces OF
Matanzas, Santa Clara, Habana and
Pinar Del Rio; that the Spanish gov
ernment has placed at the disposal of
the governor general a credit OF $780,
600 to the end that the country people
may return at once, and accepts what
ever assistance 10 feed and succOr the
necessitous that may be sent from the
United States in accordance with the
plan now in operation. He proposed
to con6de the preparation for an hon
orable and stable peace TO the insular
parliament, without whose concur
renee the Spanish government would
not be able to arrive at the final re-
suit, it being understood that the pow
ers reserved by the constitution to the
central government are not lessened
or diminished, as the Cuban chambers
will not meet until the 4th of Nav