Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-15

whether in time of peace or war.
- The army appropriation bill WAS.
completed last Friday by the house
committee on military affairs, and by
dint of pretty severe cutting of enor-
nous items, it was brought down to
$79,O34,372. 1t is framed on the basis
of an army of about 100000 men, and
contemplates the enactment of the
Hull bill for the increase of the army
or the retention of volunteers and reg
ulars up to that number.
- The North Carolina house of rep
resentatives has passed resolution
recommending the impeachment of
Judge w. L. Norwood, of the Twelfth
judicial district. Judge Norwood is
charged with being a habitual drunk
ard, and with being publicly drunk on
more than one occasion while in the
discharge of the duties of his office.
The impeachment resolution was adop-
ted by q vote of 62 to 81. This is said
to be the second time in the history of
North Carolina where it has been nee
essary for the general assembly to In
stitute proceeding against a circuit
jndge for drunkenness.
- With the thermometer standing at
zero, three culprits were placed in the
pillory for an hour at the New Castle
Jail yard, says Wilmington, Della
ware, despatch of last Saturday. On
account of the intense cold, the men
were we'll covered with blankets; but
when released they were so benumbed
that they could scarcely stand. Upon
being thawed out, two of the three,
together with six others, were sent to
the whipping post. One man, con,
victed of murderous assault, received
40 lashes, another 20, and six others l5
lashes each. The back of the man
who received the 40 lashes was badly
cut, blood trickling from the wounds.
General Guy V. Henry the mill
tary governor of Porto Rico, has de-
cided that all the boys and girls on the
island must put on clothes. Heretofore
little boys and girls of from two to
six years of age have been allowed to
run about the streets naked. This has
been especially the case among the
poorer classes. General Henry con-
siders that his order is in the interest
of morality. 1t will also, no doubt,
rebound at least to limited extent to
the interest of the cotton trade. The
enforcement of the order in the Philip
pines later on will also tend in the
same direction. The Porto Ricans are
said to be very we'll able to cloth their
children-at least most of them are ;
but they have not considered it neces:
sary. AS far back as the history OF
the island is known, it has been the
general custom for young children TO
run about naked.
1t is estimated that the population
of the Philippine islands numbers TO-.
100000 people. Of these, about half
are more or less civilized, and the bal
ance are in a semi or wholly barbarous
state. The leading races are the Ia
gals and the Visayas. These are the
two races that have made the most
trouble for Spain. Aguinaldo is a Ia
gal. His people number about 2,OoO,-
900. The Visayas number about 81
100000. AS to whether the Visayas
are now fighting against the Americans
has not yet been fully established.
They fought Spain, however, and it is
likely that they will cooperate with
Aguinaldo. Most of the population of
Manila is Tagal, and the most civilized
factor among the islanders. The mis-.
sionary work of the Spanish clergy
has been chiefly among the Tagals and
the Visayas, and as they came into re-
lations with foreign teachers, the have
picked up much that has tended to
their elevation.
- The United States gunboat Nash
vile, bearing the body of General CAL
ixto Garcia, steamed into Havana har-
Dor at l o'clock last Thursday after
noon, the guns of Moro Castle and the
American squadron saluting her. The
solemn booming announced the arrival
to the e1pectant city. Everywhere
householders and ships lowered thou
sand flags to half-mast and black
streamers soon surmounted the Cuba
banners. The company of the Eighth
regular infantry, with the regimental
band, were lined up to receive the
coffin, which, draped with the Cuban
flag and bearing a wreath of flowers,
was carried on the shoulders of the
members of the Junta between the
saluting ranks of regulars and the
hearse. The silent crowds, with barred
heads, marched to the strains of the
funeral dirge to the palace, where the
body was deposited in the municipal
chamber, guarded by details of Ameri-
can and Cuban troops. On the order
of General Ludlow, all official flags
were kept at half-mast until after the
public funeral, which took place on
Saturday. Thousands of people, in
addition to the Cuban and American
military escorts, were in attendance,
and the occasion fully demonstrated
the love and veneration in which the
patriots held their dear general.
General Otis had another victory
to record this morning, says Wash
ington dispatch of Saturday, and
though the action before Caloocan did
not result in as heavy loss to the
American side as the battle of last
Saturday night and Sunday morning,
it is believed to have been quite as i'm
portant in results. Caloocan is on the
line of the railroad connecting Manila