Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-18
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ny In the United States 1898 was

B6 The Phlladelphla mint mas pe'
gun the coinage of $40, 900, 900 of gold
bullion.
B9 The huge guns of modern ma
vies can only be fired about Is times
before they are worn out.
s@ The tongue of the toad is attach
ed to the front of it's jaws and hangs
backward instead of forward.
p9 Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., is appa-
rently the leading candidate for the
United States senator of California.
p9 New York city, with its 100000
Hebrews, may properly be said to con-
tain more Israelites than all Palestine.
a4 Illinois is first in corn, oats, pork,
distilled liquors, and railways; second
in coal, wheat and hogs; third in cat
tie.
nag The list of the worlds battles
comprises 1927 regular engagements
whose names are given as worthy OF
record.
s6 Christianity does not propose to
make man better than bis neighbor,
but it proposes to make him better
than himself.
pH Fifteen brewers and wine-sellers
died in England last year, leaving prop
erty to the amount of over thirty mil
lion dollars.
H@ Bills have been introduced in
the North Carolina legislature to pro-
vide separate railway coaches for
whites and blacks.
nS- The North Carolina. legislature
has passed resolutions demanding that
no colored man be given political posi-
tions in that state.
s6r 1t is stated that the German gov
ernment is preparing a bill that will
practically exclude American petro-
leum from that country.
H4 Southern Democrats in congress
almost unanimously repudiate Senator
Buffers resolution to give pensions to
ex-Confederate soldiers.
Gag The number of train robberies
in the United States in 1898 was %,
in which five passengers and trainmen
and five robbers were killed.
s6r The Kansas legislature has pass
ed the bill reducing telegraph rates on
day commercial messages of 10 words
from 25 cents to Is cents.
a@ A school teacher asked an Irish
boy to describe an island. "Shure,
ma'am," said Pat, otis place you
can't lave without boat"
s9 Senator Daniel, of Virginia, who
is now in Havana, says the first need
of Cuba is charity, and the problem of
government may be solved afterwards.
a6T The present regular army costs
S24, 4,342,231, while that provided for
in the Hull bill now before congress
will cost SS2,O53, ,655, and increase OF
67,710,231.
sd. General Jose Gomez, who has
returned to Washington from Havana,
says the people of Cuba are beginning
to realize that American rule is neces.
sary for the present.
s4- In his message to the legislature
Governor Pingree, of Michigan, con-
demns the war with Spain as unneces-
sary, opposes expansion, and advocates
state ownership of railroads within its
borders.
s9 Steps have been taken for still
greater Chicago. Legislation will be
asked for the consolidation of the city
and county governments of Cook coun-
ty and the abolishment of township
organizations within the limits of Chi
cago proper.
Bar During the recent Fashoda Incl
dent Queen Victoria is reported to
have have said to ex-Empress Eugenia
eff war should break out between
France and England l will pray God
to allow me to die before it occurs"
sg An American publisher had the
gall to send to Emperor William, of
Germany, a check for $4,000 with the
request to write for publication his
opinion of the Spanish-American war.
The emperor sent the check to the
German embassay at Washington with
the order to return it to the publisher
with the information that the emperor
was not anxious to become "yellow
journalist"
Rds~ 1t has been estimated that the
average number Of letters received
daily by the president of the French
republic at the Elysee amounts to
700, classified as follows: Begging
letters $50, petitions on political affairs
$50, petitions from criminals 100, COM
plants against various functionaries
100, anonymous insulting letters 80,
threats of assassination 20.
s9e Legislatures are in session Tor
will be soon) in Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Del
aware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevavada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennes-
see, Texas, Utah, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Florida legislature will convene
in April.
R9 The most expensive material
ever produced for a dress was that
purchased by the German empress last
year from Lyons. 1t was white silk
brocade, having flowers, birds and
foliage in relief, and cost Sl25 a yard,
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