Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-25

lieyed to be without parallel in histo-
nv. There were crimes committed {;
but they lacked malice or premedlta'
tion, and there were no desertions be-
cause of cowardice or treachery.
- Nicaragua has again offended the
United States and is to be called to
account for her impolite action, says
Washington dispatch of Wednesday.
Apparently, at the instance of the
Nicaraguan government, such strict
censorship has been applied to all cable
and telegraph lines controlled by Pres
ident Zelaya, that it has been absolute
ly impossible for either state or any
departments to communicate with
their agents. Protests made to Senior
Corea, the Nicaraguan minister here,
are of no avail. Protests to the cable
companies have produced no result.
The administration has finally deter
mined 10 take the matter in its own
hands and has ordered a naval inVesti-
CATION preparatory to such action as
may seem proper.
In rs.2ing the battered hulks of
Montoio's sunken feet, Admiral Dew
ey has surrounded himself with an
auxiliary fleet which is better than the
names on the prows, says the st. Louis
Republic. There are nine reclaimed
Spanish vessels now flying the Stars
and Stripes, manned by American OH
GERS and men, and plying the bay of
Manila in the service of the United
States. They need only American
names to complete their rranslorma-
ton. The Asiatic fleet looks like
regular Spanish armada with ships
called the Culgoa, Barcello, Calloa,
Don Juan de Austria, Isla de Luzon,
Isla de Cuba, Leyte, Manila, Mindanao
and one or two slow, rakish crafts"
which have no names at all, but look
suspiciously like the ancient 'terrors
of the Spanish main." Then, for good
measure, there are two Chinese names
in Dewey's list, the Nanshan and the
Zafro.
Mr.. Lentz, of Ohio, introduced in
the house last Wednesday bill reviv-
ing the rank of admiral and vice ad-
miral, and naming Rear Admiral
Dewey and Rear Admiral Schley as
the persons to fill the respective posi-
tions. Mr.. Lentz's bill is as follows
"That to provide prompt and adequate
reward to Rear Admiral George Dewey
and Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley, the grades and ranks of admiral
and vice admiral in the United States
navy be, and the same are hereby,
revived, with the same duties and pay
and privileges appurtenant thereto that
were by law given to the former ap-
pointees of said ranks, the grades to
exist respectively only during the life
time of said officers but should George
Dewey die or retire before said Winfield
Scott Schley, then said Winfield Scott
Schley shall be advanced to the rank
of admiral"
Hartford, Conn.,, dispatch goth ::
Charles F Robertson, who was thought
to be dying of pneumonia, is now much
better owing to radical treatment ad-
ministered by his physician. When
the crisis came he lost consciousness,
his temperature rose to 107 degrees,
and various tests failed to show signs
of life. The physician put rubber
blanket under the patient, a bed Of
snow was made, and then Robertson
was stripped and laid in the snow.
More snow was brought to cover his
entire body, except his face, and it was
packed about him. Robertson lay in
cased in snow for 45 minutes with no
signs of returning life, and his family
believed him dead. At the end of that
time the snow was removed, and it was
noticed that one eyelid quivered mo-
ment and there was also tickerlng
pulse. The doctor struck him blow
in the face. Robertson's eyes opened,
and in reply to the doctors question,
"Who am I?" he exclaimed "Hello,
DOCTOR" Robertson is still very sick
man, but he is on the road to recovery,
it is hoped.
The house committee on judiciary,
on Tuesday, adopted the report upon
the Bailey resolution regarding the
title of members who entered the army
in the war with Spain to their seats.
The committee recommends the adop-
ton of a resolution declaring that
Representative Joseph Wheeler, of
Alabama; Edward E. Robbins, Of
PENNSYLVANIA David G. Colson, of
Kentucky, and James r. Campbell, OF
Illinois, by accepting commissions in
the army of the United States, thereby
vacated their seats and ceased to be
members of the Fifty-fifth congress.
The report was presented to the house
by Chairman Henderson. Mr.. jenkins,
of Wisconsin, dissents from the find
ings of the committee. Mr.. Parker, of
New Jersey, ,approvesits conclusions ex-
cept as regards Mr.. Robbins. The latter
having resigned his commission. Mr..
Parker thinks he ought to be permit
ted to take his seat. AS to the men,
bers of the house who have been ap-
pointed on various commissions, the
committee reports that none OF them
is an officer under the United States
within the meaning Of the constitution.
- The following statement has been
issued by the Filipino iunta at Manila:
"Information, which has leaked
through the Piukertons sent by Pres
ident Mckinley to investigate the ship
ment of arms to the Filipinos, shows
that the first shipments TO Aguinaldo
were made by order of the American
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