Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

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cases of varioloid, with no deaths.
All the men had been vaccinated re-
peatedly. This is according TO re-
port from Chief Surgeon Lippincott.
- Spartanburg Herald Wofford
commencement will begin Saturday
evening, June 10, with gymnasium
exhibition. The sermon will be
preached at II o'clock Sunday morn
ing by DR.. c. w. Byrd, of Asheville.
Sunday night DR.. J. H. Carlisle will
make an address to students and visi-
tors. Monday morning Senator Nc
Laurin will make the literary address.
The debate between the literary socie-
ties will be Monday evening, the sub
ject being "Territorial Expansion" "
The presentation of diplomas will take
place Tuesday morning. NJ. H. Moore,
of Columbia, will deliver the Alumni
address Tuesday evening. There will
be general receptions Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
- The government cotton report for
the week ending May Is says: In the
Carolinas and Georgia this week has
been favorable for cotton but in the
central portion of the cotton belt the
crop has suffered from insects. In the
southern portions of Mississippi and
Louisiana from drought. Poor stands
are reported from Missouri and Arkan-
sas. Planting continues in northwest
Texas, where some replanting will be
necessitated on account of heavy rains,
which have also delayed planting in
Oklahoma. The bulk of the Texas,
however, is up to good stands, is we'll
cultivated and is growing rapidly in
the south portion, but is badly in grass
in the central and north portions.
- Major General Leonard Wood,
military governor of the Santiago de-
partment, arrived here yesterday, after
his first trip into the interior of the
province, says a Santiago cable OF
Wednesday. He went to Manzanillo
by steamer, but returned by the over
land route, accompanied by Lieuten-
ant Matthew Hanna, his aide. The
country traversed he found in gen.
erally prosperous condition. The plan
ters are planting cane, and expect a
full crop next year. Stories regarding
bandits seem for the most part to have
been promoted by professional politi-
clans, who have an interest in main
tanning disturbing conditions. Every
where General Wood found the people
anxious for greater security, and the
annexation idea is undoubtedly grow
ing, in spite of all efforts on the part
of the agitators to the contrary.
Along the whole route he was received
with enthusiasm, and at several points
with very elaborate arrangements to
welcome him.
- Some queer claims are made
against the government. A Chicago
man named Taylor asked congress for
several sessions to give him SlOO,Ooo
for having suggested to President Lin
coin the idea of issuing greenbacks.
One Colonel d'Arnaud made repeated
demands for $4,000 for having shown
General Grant how to capture the
town of Paducah, KY. An Iowa man
wanted $3.50 for cutting corns off sail
ors and soldiers during the rebellion
another from New York wanted S25
for a pair of trousers which were eaten
off a clothes line by government
goat; fellow in Minnesota requested
the sum of $3.50 for sky blue horse
taken by the soldiers; the sum of $50
would satisfy an Illinois man for calf
which he says the cattle inspector kill
ed by putting brass tag through his
nose, causing blood poison. There are
many Just such claims coming from
every state in the Union.
Baltimore American: An interest
ing relic of the war of 1Sl2-14 was
unearthed on the farm of Bayview
asylum the other morning by num-
ber of workmen, who were engaged in
blowing in the field at the rear of the
hospital building The plowshare
struck something which appeared
to be immovable, and the workmen,
becoming interested, dug deep into the
ground to ascertain what it was. AT
ter much labor they discovered, to
their astonishment, that the cause of
the obstruction Was 'arge ordnance
shell, weighing about so pounds. 1t
was covered with rust, the accumula'
ton of years, AMI was embedded firm
ly between two large stones, which
were thrown up in front of an Ameri-
can battery which was said to have
been placed in the locality during the
war with the British. The shell was
about IL inches in diameter. When
cleaned, it was found to bear the date
of "1Sl2."
- The Chicago Tribune of last We'd
nesday has the following: A discovery
which, it is claimed, solves the prob.
lem of crcumventing old age, has
just been made public by Prof. Joseph
r. Hawley and Alex c. Weiner, of the
Chicago Clinical school. The return
of youth, it is asserted, is produced by
hypodermic injections of the Emphatic
fluid of animals, particularly young
goats. The discovery was made year
ago, and subsequent secret demonstra-
tions of its efficacy are proved. The