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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

"A Chicago dispatch says that the
government is mystified as TO the
whereabouts of so ambulances that
were shipped to Tampa, Fla, year
ago. The transportation of the am
balances required II freight cars; but
nothing has been heard of the con-
signment since it left Chicago. AS to
where the ambulances are, of course,
we have no positive knowledge; but
we have theory. Some six or eight
months ago, the writer had quite an
extended conversation with gentle
man who was at Tampa during the
delivery of the war supplies. He
said that there were hundreds of cars
lined along the side tracks and not a
sign of a waybil to indicate their
contents. The cars contained army
supplies of all kinds, including ammu.
milton, provisions, ordnance, hospital
stores, etc. Just about that time pro.
visions were more in demand than
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

- Reports from China and Japan in
dicate almost as great activity in the
cotton mill industry as prevails in the
south. China and japan have long
been among the worlds best markets
for cotton goods. The fact of their
going into the manufacturing business
for themselves is of very great signif-
canoe, and economic writers are dis
cussing the matter from various stand
points. One of the most plausible
solutions, probably, is to be found in
the great monetary revolution that
has been going on during the past 25
years. China and Japan are silver
using countries. The depreciation of
something like so per cent. in the
price of silver as compared with gold,
has not affected the price of labor in
China and Japan; but it has affected
the ability of laborers to purchase cot
ton goods of foreign manufacture. The
result has been to increase the margin
of profit offered for the conversion OF
raw material into flushed products at
home, and the probability is that with
in few years more there will not only
be no market for American cotton
goods in China and Japan, but it will
be necessary to keep Chinese and jap
anese cotton goods out of this country
by means of still higher tariff. A
return to the free coinage of silver,
however, would no doubt hold the Chi
nese and japanese down to where they
were 20 years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24
FEWER AND BETTER Roads,

FEWER AND BETTER RoADs.-In
another column appears a notice OF q
"Road Builders Institute" to be held
in Charlotte, n. c., on July II and
continue 10 days or two weeks. Every
reader of The News should read this
notice, think about and decide what
should be done to have this city and
county represented at the institution
This city should send its engineer OF
such other officer as may have charge
of improving the streets. The county
should send its supervisor and rep
resentative from every township-the
man who has charge of roads and who
irresponsible for road improvements
Only those should 60 who go to learn
something. This is not junketing
free and easy outing, but school fol
the betterment of every mans proper
ty in city and country. If we learn
nothing from last winters experience
then our name is mud. One good road
is better than 16 of the kind we now
have. Not more roads but better
roads.-Greenville News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24
To SUBDuE THE PHILIPPINES.
DIR. Charles McQuesten Says 1t Will TAX
More Than 100, 900 Men.

Dr. CnarleS WCOuesteh ShSs IL WIN tdhs
More Than 100000 Men.
DR.. Charles A. McQuesten, who was
on the staff Of General E. S. Otis, and
who was health officer at Manila, has
returned home, invalided by the eli,
mate, says San Francisco dispatch Of
Wednesday.
Captain McQuesten made close
study of the conditions of the Philip.
pine situation. He is Of the opinion
that it will take from 100000 to $780,.
900 soldiers to properly subdue and
hold the islands. He also says that
the peace commission was an absolute
failure, and that its work from the
start was without effect. He strongly
supports the military government oi
the islands, except that he thinks more
men will be necessary than has been
estimated.
DR.. Schurman knows that the com.
mission is a failure and is coming home
in July, added Captain McQuesten.
"Unless troops, thousands of them
are sent to the aid of our men there
they will be driven back into Manila
in the course of the next few months
during the rainy season. Our men
simply cannot stand the climate. Fif
ty per cent. of them will be incapaci
tated by sickness and the territory
overrun will have to be abandoned
and Manila will be in state of siege
again.
"Our officers and soldiers have &C
complished wonders and have proved
themselves the best soldiers in the
world. But nothing decisive has come
of it because our men were not ir
great enough force"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

SDEx TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEWENTS.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-Re
mind you of its challege sales and quote
prices on number Of articles.
Mrs. r. NJ. Dobson-ADnounces great
reduction in the prices of hats and bon
nets, tells you about number OF arti
cles on hand and quotes prices on them.
Carothers & Williams-Talk to you about
drugs, chemicals and household needs
and claims that their prescriptions are
compounded from the best drugs only.
Louis Roth-Has mackerel at 10 cents
each, canned peas, asparagus, beets, sue
cotash, corn and tomatoes. He also has
dried beef and has provided himself
with beef cutter and can cut the Deel
in thin slices ready for table use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24
The itorkrille Gnqltirrr.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
SATURDAY, JUNE "a, 1899.
Three men who are supposed t

- Three men who are supposed to
have been implicated in the recent
Union Pacific express robbery, de-
scribed in the letter from Rev. M. B.
Grier, published last week, were cap
tured near Dells, Wyoming, on Mon
day. The capture was made without
bloodshed, the men having been sur
rounded at daybreak, and taken by
surprise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

- The Rock Hill Herald, of Wednes-
day, has something to say about that
silly "town.killer" proposition referred
to in The State. 1t does not admit
that the city council of Rock Hill ever
forced property owners to part with
their holdings by overtaxing such
holdings. 1t not only knows that no
such thing ever occurred but it knows
that nothing of the kind could occur.
1t is true that overtaxation would de-
stroy values of all kind; but at the
same time it would kill the goose that
lays the golden egg, and Rock Hill
people have never resorted to taxa
tion except as means of increasing
values. The Herald insists that most
Rock Hill property is assessed at very
much less than its value, and this we
know to be true, for as matter of
fact there is scarcely dollars worth
of property in the state that is return
ed on the tax books for all that it is
worth. Neither does The Herald seem
disposed to sanction the term "town-
killers" as applied to property hold
ers, because it knows enough to ena-
BILE it to realize that it is in the ac-
quirement of property that town build
ers get in their best work. Yorkville
people generally are proud of the fact
that their real estate is in good de-
mand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

really there seems to be very little
reason to hope that it will not win
again. All the same, however, the
fight should go on if, for no other rea-
son, because it is right. After while
maybe, right will win.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24
YoRK,s TAXABLE PROPERTY.

Auditor Boyce has Completed TOT
the comptroller general his abstract of
the taxable property of York county.
The work was completed and copy
forwarded to Columbia on last Thurs
day, just week before the date pre-.
scribed by law-June 80.
As compared with last year, the ab-
stract shows an increase of $11 ,517 in
personally and S69,297 in realty.
Here are the figures by townships:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

and side by side. both North and o lth
have stood together in battle agsins. .

and side bv side. both North and o lth
have stood together IN battle agsins. .
foreign foe.
"We NEE. here to cherish and intea-
silly tho memory OF the great struggle IN
which you were actors. Yours devotion
to duty. your courage in battle and
your unmurmuring endurance. was
your heritage from your ancestors
cit is . matter of which the Southern
people may we'll take pride. that dur
irg ali the great progress aud advance
ment of our country, including the
armed contest of last year, and which
! am glad to cay now appears to be
happily ended, no section Of our land
has been more devoted to the cause Of
our country and to upholding its
honor and prestige than the people OF
the Southern States
''Those upon whom rests the cares.
duties and burdens of government have
encountered no embarrassment or
conn mplaints or criticism from Southern
States. None of their brave volunteer
regiments have asked TO be return ed
from fields of active duty aud when the
request has coma from Governors oi
other G ommon wealths, volunteers from
the SO uthern States have promptly
begged for the honor of filling their
places in the front of battle.
AN INVITATION TO MEET IN BUFFALO, N. Y.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Special.
Keep, of tie Merchants Exchange
has telegraphed tho Confederate Veter
ans Association, now in session a
Charleston, S. c., an invitation to
hold it's reunion in 1901, the Pau-Amer
ican Exposition year il Buffalo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Ewart VIII ut iIis Money.

The Comptroller OF the Currency
has decided that Judge Ewart, Of the
Western district of North Csrolina, 10
entitled to receive the salary attached
to the Office from the date Of his quail
tication under the recess appointment
issued to him by the President on
April 10. 1899. Daring the last session
OF Congress-. Mr.. Ewurt served rs dis
trict judge under recess appointment
issued July l3. 1898. On Decernber
13, 1898, the President again sent his
nomination to the Senate, but no ac-
tion was taken thereon. On April l3,
1899, second appointment Was issued
to Mr.. Ewart, under which he quail
fled, and the question was raised by
the disbursing clerk OF the Depart
ment of Justice whether he WAS en-.
titled to salary from April l3 last
The Comptroller reviewed the decision
of former Attorney General u, to the
authority of the President in making
recess appointments and decides th'
question in the affirmative.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
AMERICAN BRAVERY.
Captain Clayys Great Fight For life
in the Jungle.
He WAS WOUNDED IN The NECK
While Hshitsa d the Phiiispses. ~ isy
ia the Jsssie iss s, nssrs ssfsss ssiss
Dsseo.sred--Ass,hesb Big rssst fsssss
"A csbaa Ioesooe rrssi.

MANILA. BY CAbla -Instanoes OF
personal bravery have been gate -
numerous N the American army IN the
Philippines ~ during the Cuban cam
raigp, but the correspondents have not
had opportunity to chronicls these
deeds Of daring in the Orient, because
Of tie thickness Of the country psnsirs-
ted. Many heroic acts we're $50 I'm
heard Of for days sitter their aceurrence.
One soldier who has veil illustrated the
quality Of the American 10 Cap
tam Charles Clay. Of tho Seven
teenth Infantry. Captain Clay
10 . native Of Lexington. ky.. and .
grandson Of Henry Clay. He brought
new honor TO tho family name in Cubs.
where during the hottest action OF the
Santiago field, when his men were iy'
ipg behind cover fer . shelter from q
shower Of bullets. he marched back and
forth in front Of his company a. erect
aud COO! as though on . dress parade.
nor would he yield TO tho appeals OF
the men that he find shelter. "Tas
captain never forgot for . second that
he was Clay" one OF them explained.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

CHICAGO. H.. Special.-Represenia-
tives OF two Of the bag corporation,
which rumor has associated with tho
proposed $500, coo. 90 combination Of
iron and steel industries. declared ms.
ter,nl progress had been made. The
rlan, already exploited 10 . consider
able degree, is 20 absorb mines. MILF.
railroads and factories. 1he two REF
re,epiaiives in question said the follow.
ing corporations, giving the csIi,al
stock Of each, were 10 he included: The
Carnegie Company. s250, ,0Oo. 100; Fed
eral Steel Company. sIvU, 90, 900
American Steel and Wire Company,
500, ,OOO, coo; National Steel Company,
$50, ,OOO, ,OOO; American lin Plsts Com
pany, $50, 900, 900; Republic Steel Com
pany, $50, ,0C0. 600; American Steel HooI
Company, $33. 0O0, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
An Offie,,, D;,p,,eh From Otis.

WASHINGTON, u. C.. Special. The
War Department has received from
General Otis o dispatch giving the sii-
uation in the Philippine, some parts
of which have been omitted by the War
DEPARTMENT in msking it public. The
dispatch is as follows:
"Maniln, Mays.
"Adjutant General, Washing'or:
"The situation is as follows: Lavtcn
is at Maasin and Balinag; scouting
parties 10 north and east. MacArthur
NJ San Fernando; 80 A portion Of
tho country between Manila and
northern points is held by troops
re urning home: appear cheerful aud
courented. Army gunboass Operating
in rivers. Have cleared the country
west of Macarthur Of ipsurgsuts.
Signs Of insurgents weakness more
apparent daily.
(Sicpedl "Orls."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
REBELS STILL At /.
FiIipinos Fighting and Negotiating
FOR Peace.
WISH TO DISCUSS SITUATION.
Asuinaido Afraid the Warfare Necessary
to Conquer the United States Will Oraia
.he country's Resources" All Foreign.
ers Must LeasS.

MANILA, By Cable. The Filipinos
have resumed the attempt to induce
the Americans to discuss the situation.
Reyes, q young lieutenant of the staff
Of Gen. Gregorio del Pillar, came to
Gen. Lawton Saturday, under q fag
Of truce. He was accompanied by
barefooted bugler. The two were es-
corted - Manila by Capt. Sewell, OF
Gen. I.swton's staff. Reyes told Maj.
Gen. Otis that Aguinaldo desired passes
for military commission to come to
Manila to confer with American Phili-
pine commissioners Gen. Otis replied
that passes would not be necessary, as
unarmed commissioners could enter
the American lines. He would leave
the matter, he said, in General
Lawton's hands. Lieutenant Reyes
returned Friday evening to Bacolor.
Aguinaldo has issued orders that all
foreigners must leave the insurgent ter
tory within 48 hours. There are only
few commecial men there, mostly
English and German. Aguinaldo be.
lieves that by refusing them the rights
of non combattants he can force their
governments to recognize the belliger-
ency of his SO called government, in or
der that they may treat for the eafetv
OF their subjects. A Filipino priest
who talked with the Tagal general
Treas, has brought to Father McKin
non, chaplain of the First California
Regiment, a cory of q letter written by
Aguinaldo to General Treas, asking his
opinion as to the advisability of surren
dering, saying: Il fear that the Ions
warfare that will he necessary to con
quer the United States will drain tn,
country's resources too much"
Tho Americans policy of humane
warfare has its disadvantages. Anon.
the thousands of pretended friendly
natives who have been returning t.
their homes behind the America,
armies, there are some who have takel
| advantage of tho generosity of tn
conquerers to make the zone unsaf
unless Americans go we'll arme'
and in parties. Soldiers going abou
alone are frequently fred upon fror
houses, or from behind bushes. Dur
ing the past week. it has been foun,
necessary to send guards with wagon
and ambulances and several attem pt
have been made to wreck trains b
placing distractions upon the ra:lroa
tracks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
N.es.Pre,lces, shst~ aad.

The Bsiiimors S:.am Packet Ca
announces The election of Mr.. Joha D.
Shsr God 10 the Unios Of v,es gr.ssae1t
Of the company. Mr. Sherwood 10 slse
general manager VI The coDrsn.. aud
has been connected With % sincs i-ss.
The company is one of tbs oldest oisr-
atm. steamers on the inland waters O.
ths country. aud hasbcen otto ofihe lsnd
marks cf the Che.speske Hay. % a tasy
lie termed ,ueh. Mr.. sberw"od's en-
ergy aud ability have plso~d ham an has
ries~nt position. ss he began ssrsiosin
Q subordinate capsciiy. He idsss in
marine architecture have bees shosa
in The copsii ucilon Of iLe Gbe steamers
which comprise the feet oi the ~ a ley
Line. fer many sf them. incird'pr tho
veil-kpovn Aisbsma. were desgnsd
almost s,ciusi--iy si,er Ia rlsns. He
vas sl,o instrumental IN designing The
extensive doek, wb'ch The Old Bsy
Lire wall use ON Lirhf street. Bsiii-
mote, IN few months "a addition 10 ate
present wharye. 81 Cpion Dock.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

0s efssi Ass ssi 90 stsst ss~s % oNa
Ne >sas - tss -0,sea-
pxss, Sso,s Hsor o. 0as

WASHINGTON. II. a.. ss~easl -'-<ssA
The olyer.a. iasi 90 y. HI. sasssss
Ns, . Irsss Gar ssaafs. Lonaes. Lag
lsnd. vss the sesies ssvsa eat 81 he
Navy pst tsr,Issat frsa.y. IAa. % sss
afss formal ln4.csi,Oa that tss fszsss
hsxship 10 ooaiar he1s irHnsa sissy.
Cpos irauny % wss s.eerssasea tsss
Secretary Lsnx bod Thursday sssaias
csblsd Admiral Dewey rsrni.sisa 10
return 10 The rnfsd States si eeos
He has bsea rslsvei - iss eblisstioa
Of remaining Of Nssils ss,il The con.
nissios con plsies iis sosk He 70 sss
even required TO await Ihs es.assiea es
hostillises. hat may start hosas~srd 81
orcsL The ao,is~ Eos,ed si the Navy
Departnsas iraacstss that The oiy1-
pia vili not rensin lenx sseags
10 receive The ssxt ouiwsrd mall
IL 10 s.tamsisd ss The Navy psrsr,nsst
thai Dewey sill reach The Uas,ed ,ts,ss
10 tine for Q psi,oasl demoss'rstien on
the Fourth of July neat Ths oiympss
vili not CONS under full steam. ba'.
nsvertheless. abe shsald make tie raa
| 90 Ne~ YORK an sb0es IS asys from Me-
mia That shs 10 10 come 10 Nee York
10 slnsst certais. Ads-:fsl ws,ses
will ssil from Sen Frsseisoo nsst fnss-
day ss . passenger on ono 81 The rsgs-
lar passenger mall Steamship. but csa-
not possibly reach Manila before the
middle ef June.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Three Horses Killed.

The Atlanta special. northbound.
ran into a drove of horses Oh the Raj
eigh and Gaston railroad near Weldon
and killed three of the animals. One
of them was badly cut to pieces and
dragged for considerable distance.
The horses belonged to Maj. I. l. EN-
cry and were on the track at Chockoy-
otte creek. The engineer blew his
whistle, but the animals were badly
frightened and only jumped back and
forth on the track. The engineer
states that he. made every effort to stop
the traiu, but, it being q fact train anu
on down grade, it ran into the
horses before. the engine could be
stopped.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
A Remarkable peiic

A remarkable relic has recently been
uncovered on an island at the moatb
of the New river, near Marines. A
strong current set in from the sea q
few days ago. cutting away the ocean
bed to depth of several feet and lay
ing bare the remains of vast forest al
the bottom. Great stumpsaUd remains
of mammoth trees were seen and among
them the skeleton of what is supposed
to be a mastodon. One single bone
weighed not less than six hundred
pounds, and judging from measure
ments of parts an estimate has been
made that the animal in life must have
measured not less than fifteen feet
across the breast and stood nearly OF
quite twenty feet nigh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Int Gun N THE sustux
The frePsy frsn ii: Rs,e.sh losaee to
%. aussun

The committee having in charge the
gun presented by the cruiser Raleigh.
held . meeting snd decided To place is
In the State Museum. IL is not 90 he
given TO the museum. bat il only
loaned and may he removed Whenever
the city Of Raleigh desires TO DO 90.
The Museum vas chosen for the Tea-
son that the trophy can be better cared
for there than anywhere else ~ pres
ent. 1t seems to be necessary for the
gan to be closely guarded. Al New
York. even on board the Raleigh, sew
erul screws aud bolts were taken from.
1t by souvenir hunters; and at Will
mington, On board the Compton. the
sight Was stolen from the gun. II is
to guard against snch as this In future
that influenced the committee 10
choosing the State Museum as the
proper place to keep tine gun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

New YoRK. Special.-Ths Hsvsns
Commercial Company 10 nov fully or
eanized, with capitalization cf ee0.-
100. 600, Of which 81, 800. 00o 10 preferred
and sl2, 500. 900 10 common stock The
Ulcers Of the company are: II. b..
Hollis president, Francisco Garcia. vics
resident, and resident dsrector ip
aavssa; Ferdinand Hirsch. managing
director, and Ford Huntington. seers.
,ary and treasured The basintss oi
,he company at present 10 con6sed u
the manufacture asd export Of Hsvsns
cigars and cigarettes and Cuban leaf tS'
bacco.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
The Raleigh AgrOurd.

CHARLESTON, s. C., Special The
cruiser Raleigh. which Vas bound TO
be present at the Confederate reunion.
went aground early Tuesday morn:r- :
about 800 feet outside Of the south
ietty. Late in the afternoon when the
tide filled the cruiser WAS pulled of
and toxed up the harbor to her anchor
age. 1t WAS stated by her of3csrs that
. superficial examination showed no
injury to her hull.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18

Charles y. Haskell. whom Attorney
General Nopett accused II being .
party 10 Offering him . bribs 20 drop
the prosecrtion Of the Ssssdssd csi
csses. ssid 10 The Associstsd Press re-
porter that be absolutely bad nothing
70 do nth offering bsibs 60 sny one.
He stated that hs vss in no vsy con
sscsed With the Standard Oii Company
aod does not know Mr.. Nonsft %
Charles b. Squires, his alleged bribsr.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Negro Woman Murdered.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., SPECIAL. EARLY
Sunday morning, Carrie Harvey, q col
ored woman living here, was shot and
instantly killed By Press Gilmore, q
negro about 10 years of age. Jealousy
was the cause of the shooting. The
murderer made his escape and is still
at large, though the police are making
diligent search in all directions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Touched bv PackUOckets.

GAsToN1A, N. c., Special. The dele
CATION of veterans from CASTOR county
to tho reunion returned from Char
lesion Saturday. OF the number.
Messre. J. G. Anthony, Edwsid
Whitesides, Rufus Ratchford and
Tayl5r Glenn were touched by pick
pockets, losing their money and tickets.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Car Shops Uaroofed BY . stera ID Geossis

Car Shops uaroofed BY Stor@ 10 Georgia
WEST PorHT. GA, Special. A report
has reached here Of the death Ct sever
sl negroes in . storm which swept over
Chambers county, late Sunday night
The rumor cannot be verified, - oil
wires in that direction are down. The
storm here unroofsd the car shops oi
tho Atlanta Il West Point Railroad.
aud created . small panic in . nsgrc
church across the river.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-18
Want Dewey 10 peisra Wa San hs,s sc.


WasHIoSToS. II. G.. specisL An
effort Los b~gun IN the West 20 have
Admiral Dewey 20 return by ~sy OF
fan Frspc,sco 10 being supplemented
here The Representative Of ope of the
large trans -cUrtinentsl raj roads called
n the Navy Dersr;ms aud stated
that IL Admiral Dewey returned by
way Of ssn FIslcisco the rsairesd
proposed 20 place ., be sciv &C IN en-
tire train, ihe hBe.t that ever crossed
ihe continent. and make it ,nbl-ct 90
his wishes % Go the Ilsccs aud time of
stopting ON the vsy Esst IL vas
urged also that tb,s wou'd give rrsc-
ticaily tho whole country sn emporium
i,y 10 ioin in the reception q The hero
Of Man In. instead VI restricting u 10
ibs stretch Letveen New York srd
Washington.