Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-13
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most complete printing establishment
in the world, with an equipment ex'
ceiling that of the largest printing
concerns and capable of every kind Of
press work known to the art. The
new printing Office is to replace
structure which for years has been de-
clared uninhabitable, and would have
disappeared years ago but for the con-
troversies in congress regarding the
site for the new building.
- An effort, begun in the west, to
have Admiral Dewey return by way
of San Francisco, is being supplement-
ed in Washington. The representa-
tive of one of the large transcontinen-
tai railways called at the navy depart
ment and stated that if Admiral
Dewey returned by way of San Fran
cisco this railroad proposed to place at
his service an entire train, the finest
that ever crossed the continent, and
make it subject to his wishes as to
places and time of stops on the way
east. 1t was urged also that this
would give practically the whole coun-
try an opportunity to join in the re-
ception to the hero of Manila, instead
of restricting it to the stretch between
New York and Washington.
"A Santiago, Cuba, cable of Tues
day is as follows: Maurice Baldwin,
an American newspaper correspond
ent, and three Cuban companions,
were attacked yesterday near Bayamo
by seven bandits. Mr.. Baldwin made
q feint as though soldiers were ap-
preaching, and so distracted the atten-
tiop of the bandits. Then he and his
companions quickly covered the band
its and ordered them to drop their
arms. One of the bandits, resisting,
was wounded in the leg. The entire
party of seven was captured and turn
ed over to the gendarmerie. MIR. Bald
win and his party are highly. com:
mended. Two of the captured bandits
have been recognized as recent en-
ployes of the government, who were
discharged on account of the stopping
of work on the highways.
- The Dreyfus case has from its very
beginning contained all the elements
of mystery, intrigue, deceit, plot and
counterplot worthy of work OF nc
ton. It's latest development intro
duces weird tale of woman's trip to
a forest near Paris, where she and her
accomplice buried bundle of alleged
documents beneath a tree. The I'M
portant part Of this strange tale, II II
be true, is the statement that among
these concealed papers are letters
written by Emperor William to Drey-
fus. This statement is on its face
highly improbable, and would appear
to be the tale of woman either mad
or seeking notoriety but it may prove
q final provocation to that definite
statement about this affair which the
authorities at Berlin have more than
once threatened to make public.
- The government cotton crop re-
port for May was issued by the de-
partment of agriculture on last We'd
nesday as follows: "The cotton crop
report for the month of May indicates
merely the belief of correspondents on
Nav /, as to the intentions of planters
regarding the acreage to be planted,
and the estimates being liable to modi-
fication during May, they should be
regarded merely as general indica-
ton of the strength of the tendency
toward an enlargement or reduction OF
acreage. In every cotton growing
state the indications on the first IN
slant pointed to a reduced acreage,
with a corresponding decrease in the
sale of fertilizers and an increased
acreage in the various food crops.
The probable reduction by states is as
follows: In Mississippi and Indian
Territory, per cent; Alabama, 81;
Texas, 9; Arkansas, 10; South Caro-
lima, II; Louisiana, l2; Georgia, IL |;
North Carolina and Tennessee, IA;
Oklahoma, Is per cent. No estimate
of the total reduction will be publish
ed until next month, when the final
reports OH planting will be compared
with the revised acreage figures of last
year. :,
Upon his return to the United
States, Admiral Dewey is to be pre-
sented with monster testimonial con-
sisting of autograph letters from pear
ly every member of President McKin-
ley's cabinet. governors of states and
prominent United States senators.
The secretary of the treasury says In
bis written opinion of Dewey, that he
regards him as one of galaxy of men
who have made the American name
honorable and illustrious; the secreta-
nv of state writes that no artificial
commemoration of such victory is at
all needful to preserve it forever in the
American heart; the secretary OF the
navy expresses similar views; the Sec
retary of agriculture reminds Amerl-
cans that Dewey, in day, added an
archipelago to the possessions OF the
United States; the secretary OF war
writes that he gladly adds his tribute
of praise to Dewey and the postmaster
general enthusiastically seconds the
proposition to emphasize the gratitude
of the people. While Admiral Dewey
will be the recipient of many honorS