Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-27

"Yea, many" quoth the priest.
"Then," said the writhing victim"
'pray let me 60 somewhere else"
- The students of Princeton got up
patriotic demonstration last Friday,
and in their rounds called out EXPIRES
ident Cleveland, who said, in part ::
~ suppose that this demonstration is
an evidence of your patriotism in this
critical hour of our nations history.
I am glad to see it. Stand by the
country when she is right, and l am
not so sure that we should not stand
by her when she is wrong. Let us
hope that in this crisis which is upon
us our arms may sustain their prowess
and that it may be demonstrated in
after years that we were right. Stern
duties face the American people today,
and let us hope that these duties may
be performed in the same high way
that our duties were performed in the
preliminary stages of the trouble, and
in the days to come let US prepare our
selves for the proper performance on
all occasions of these duties. But so
far as in US lies, let us be conservative
and righteous to the end"
- The Republican members of the
ways and means committee completed
their war revenue measures last Sat-
urday, and the understanding was
that the bill would be presented to the
full committee on Wednesday. The
bill, as it is prepared, will raise be-
tween S95,O0O,OOO to 100000, GOO.
1t has been definitely decided not to
place a tax on railway tickets or Pc
troleum; but there will be tax of l
cent on chewing gum, and 9 and 4
cents upon mineral waters, ginger ale
and foreign and native wines-2 cents
on pints and cents on quarts. These
additions are made to the stamp tax
act of 1896, which is re-enacted with
notifications. A tonnage tax which
is expected to raise S2,500,O00 is also
incorporated in the bill. The addition
of 81 per barrel upon beer is expected
to raise $50, 100000. The doubling of
the tobacco tax and the provision for d
retail license of $3.50 are expected to
raise $3O,00O,O00 and the provisions of
the stamp tax over $30,000,000.
- The first overt act of the war since
the blowing up of the Maine, was the
capture of a Spanish merchantmen
last Friday by the gunboat Nashville.
The name of the merchantmen is the
Beuna Ventura. The Spaniard was
first sighted about - miles off Key
West. The Nashville, Captain May
nard in command, fired four-pound
shot across her bows. The Spaniard
kept on her course, and the Nashville
then fired a six-pound shot somewhat
closer. This brought the Spaniard to,
and when an officer from the Nashville
went on board, the commander, Cap
tain Lucarraga, was astounded to hear
that war had been commenced. The
vessel was towed to Key West, where
it and the crew of % men were turn
ed over to the United States district
attorney. The vessel professed to be
proceeding to Rotterdam, with cargo
of lumber; but the American officers
had reason to suspect that she was
going to Havana with arms and sup
plies for the Spaniards.
- Following up the formalities be-
ginning with the blockade proclama-
tion last Friday, the state department
addressed an Identical note to the
representatives of the foreign nations
accredited to Washington, notifying
them of the policy to be pursued by
this government in the matter of pri-
watering and neutrality. The sub
stance of the note was also cabled to
representatives of the United States
abroad. In brief, the note declares
that the government will not resort to
privateering, that enemies goods in
neutral bottoms, save contraband, are
exempt from seizure; that neutral
goods not contraband, under enemies
flag, are safe from seizure, and that
blockade to be binding must be effect
i've. In substance these are the priu-
ciples laid down in the agreement Of
Paris in 1856. The officials are not
disturbed at the semi-official notice
from Madrid that Spain will refuse to
be bound by the same principles and
forbid privateering, for they are salts
fed that the great commercial powers
will not tolerate the practice of priva-
teering under the Spanish flag.
- Secretary Sherman said on Sunday
that it was his expectation that for the
present and the immediate future the
insurgent army would do the greater
part of the fighting in Cuba. He ad-
ded the statement that there was no
intention of taking the miitiamen and
new recruits into Cuba until thorough
ly Injured to the hardships of actual
military life, and that probably the
regulars also would be held in this
country until later in the season. The
secretary expressed the opinion that
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet would take
the first opportunity to form junction
with Gomez's army and that there
would thenceforth be perfect co-opera-
ton between those two organizations
in conducting the war against the COM
mon enemy. The insurgents are the
best men for this service at present"
said the secretary "and they can be
trusted to do Jealous work when well
armed and well clothed" He said it
was his understanding that this gov
ernment would furnish the arms and
ammunitions of war to fit out several