Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-13


manded the surrender of the town.
- The Glucose Sugar Refining COM
pany announces that it is able to sell
r bber, made from corn, that is as
good as Para rubber, for At cents a
pound. Para rubber is worth S1.O2 a
pound. The new substitute, it is
claimed, will answer for all the uses
of India rubber.
- Colonel Borup, of the ordnance de.
partment, has reported to the chief OF
ordnance of the army, that he has re-
ceived of the captured Spanish arms
at Santiago, 1000 Spanish Mausers
and 1000 Argentina Mausers. 1t is
estimated that there are 100000
rounds of ammunition but he has not
had time to make an examination and
count of this portion of the captured
ordnance. The rifles which he has
examined are in good condition, and
suitable to be issued at once to the
troops. 1t is expected that as many
more pieces of small arms will be re-
ceived from outlying points near San
tiago, the 5000 being those taken with
troops in Santiago.
- Stories are coming from the Phil
ippines to the effect that Aguinaldo is
losing his influence with the native
chiefs, and realizing that fact, has
loaded two steamers preparatory to
leaving the country so soon as the sit
uation grows too hot for comfort.
There are also rumors TO the effect
that he has been doing some trading
with Germany. Just previous to the
Spanish attack the other day, the
trenches on the American flank before
Manila were occupied by insurgents.
The insurgents suddenly abandoned
their position, thus exposing the Amer
leans. The insurgents claim that they
left their positions in order to observe
a national feast day; but the Ameri-
cans believe that the circumstance is
closely identified with treachery.
An order was issued by the secre-
tary of the navy last Wednesday sus-
pending the directions to make unlim-
tied enlistments for the naval service.
The navy has now an enlisted force of
27,O67 men and apprentices, an excess
of 17,O67 over the legal strength in
time of peace. Secretary Long will
probably recommend to congress that
the limit of enlistment be fixed perma-
nently at $4,000, and it is understood
that he will also urge legislation pro-
viding for enlarging the marine corps.
With this increase in the strength OF
the marines, the bill creating the Office
of brigadier general commandant of
the corps will probably be enacted.
Colonel Haywood, the present head
of the corps, has the title of colonel
commandant, although this force has
grown since the beginning of the war
beyond the numerical limit CORES
ponding to his rank.
Our expenditures on account of
the war during the month of July
were about S90,000,000; the receipts
on account of the new war taxes about
$14,OOO,OOO. Thus the war may be
said to have added to the deficit for
the month of July by about 6,O00,-
900. At such rate the 5000, 900
provided by the bond sale would last
for more than a year. In other words,
war expenditures are running at the
rate of $30,O00,000 month or about
1850, 100000 a year, and the new war
taxes are yielding at the rate of about
S14,OOO,OOO a month, or 100000
a year, so that the new taxes and the
5000, 100000 loan would appear to
promise together war fund for the
year of S36S, 900, 1000, or little more
than enough to meet the expenditures
of the war even if it should be con-
tinued for a year, provided expendi-
lures did not exceed the rate they
reached for July. But to all intents
and purposes the war is over, and next
month will not improbably mark the
beginning of rapid decline in war
expenditures.
- St. Louis Globe Democrat: Nine
tenths of those returning from the
Klondike are reported to be poorer in
pocket than when they started. Many
are broken in health and have barely
enough money TO reach their homes.
The work of Arctic mining is necessa-
rily extremely hard, and is the cause
of frequent fatal sickness. Only young
and hardy men with supplies for a
year and a surplus to reach home
should venture to the Alaska mines.
Even these are advised that, as rule,
they can do far better where they are.
Last year the allurement was the sto-
ries of scores of millions of gold with
in reach. Less than Sl0,000,000 will
come from the mines in 1898; and it has
doubtless cost more in money and suf
fering than any like quantity of gold
in existence. Let those who still con-
template journey to the Klondike
inspect the figures of gold received at
the mints, and disregard the floating
tales about lucky miners and their
wealth. Nothing in the mint figures,
up to this time, supports the idea that
the Klondike will ever turn out as
much gold as Colorado or California is
now producing