Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-30
Straps and fafts.

it's constitution. The amendment
adopted provides that whenever B per
cent. of the voters of the state shall
sign and present to the legislature any
measure, the same shall be passed and
submitted to the people at the next
regular election, and if approved by
majority shall become law. FIVE per
cent. of the voters may also compel
the submission to popular vote of any
act passed by the Legislature, whether
such act was initiated by the people or
not.
- Washington Post: Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, the millionaire steel manu-
facturer, whose name is well-known
on two continents, is among the guests
of the Arlington. Mr.. Carnegie has
come to the front recently as the most
radical opponent of the expansion doc
trine in the entire ranks of the oppo-
sition. He expresses himself without
reserve as utterly opposed to the re-
tention of the Philippines, and from his
standpoint makes cogent argument
against that policy. He says that it
would weaken us politically and NOR
ally, and that instead of gaining fnan-
cially, the expense of keeping military
garrisons in the conquered territory
would far outweigh any revenue we
might derive from these possessions.
These views, it is said, Mr.. Carnegie
expressed to the president in the course
of q short visit at the White House.
New York Sun, 23rd: William j..
Bennett, who keeps saloon in Will
loughby street, Brooklyn, has decided
to move from his $4,000 house at 1O4
Hendrix street, which he describes as
zone of the swellest residences in East
New York." but he will only rent it,
according TO his published notice, "to
a colored family, rent very low, the
more children the better" Bennett
SAYS that ordinarily he would ask $50
a month; but if the right colored fami-
ly comes along he will take half that
amount. He has had considerable
trouble with his neighbors for several
months. He accused some of them of
throwing box of poisoned candy into
his yard. He notified the police Of
this incident but so far he has got no
satisfaction. II want colored fami
w." he said, "tc take the house so as
to spite the neighbors and depreciate
the value of their property"
- Albany Express: All the indica-
tions on which great reliance is al
ways placed point to long and severe
winter. In the first place, there is the
goose bone. For the first time in eight
years it is very wide and nearly all
white, which is a sure sign of early
snow, deep snow and snow of long du-
ration. Then there is the ragweed.
1t is unusually tall. Thus does nature
provide for the feeding of the non-mi-
gratory birds when there is to be deep
snow. Moreover, examination of corn
husks has disclosed that they are uu-
usually heavy. That is another sign
of extreme cold. The woodchuck,
furthermore, corroborates the other
evidence with fur of unusual thickness.
That is sign that never fails, even
when others do. Lastly, there is to
be considered that there is a surplus
of temperature which will have to be
wiped out by a corresponding deficit.
These indications will convince even
the most sceptical aud induce them to
make wise provision for one of the
severest winters that has been expert
enced in long time.
General Shafter was the principal
guest last Friday night at a banquet
given at Delmonico's, in New York, by
the Sons of the Revolution of the state
of New York, says dispatch. In the
course of his speech, the general said,
II wish to say nothing about the late
war, about the success in Cuba. At
Santiago there was no rancor or enmi-
ty between the Spanish and American
forces. They flocked together thicker
than feas, if may use the term. l
suppose" continued General Shafter,
"that you all know how that campaign
has been bitterly criticized. I want to
tell you that it is much easier for a
man to say how thing should be done
than to do it. War was delared in
April, at the beginning of the sickly
season in Cuba" continued General
Shafter. "It was the expressed inten-
ton of the president, and he told me so
himself, to delay the war until after that
season, no matter what the public
clamor was. He would not send vol
unteers into Cuba during the sickly
season."
- Probably every woman in the
country will sympathize with Miss
Margaret Moore, of Scranton, Penn,
who has given an example to her sex
on the possibilities Of retaliation. Fif-
teen years ago she was the sweetheart
of one Timothy Foley, who Tilted her
and married another woman. A year
ago the other woman died. Miss Moore
said nothing; but waited. Presently
Timothy Foley came counting her
again. She encouraged him and he
courted so briskly that she consented
to be married to him on last Tuesday.
All the preparations went on, so far as
the groom was concerned, and on Tues
day he appeared at the church, the
invitations having gone out, with his
best man and in his best suit of clothes,
every pew being filled. Miss Moore
was there, too, in bridal array and with
her attendants. The proceedings pro-
ceeded until Foley had taken his part
of the vows before the priest. Then