Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-27
Straps aud faets.

water.
An authority says that there are
979 saving banks in the United States
having depositors to the number OF
5,3S5, 900 and total deposits amounting
to s2,O65, 100000. Great Britain's saw
ings banks have on deposit $3.50, ,0OO,-
900. Frances S652,OOO,OO0, Russias
s1eS 10000 Italy's s9s 100000. Thus
it is seen that the savings banks of the
United States exceed the combined de-
posits of Great Britain, France, Rus
sia and Italy by 1856, 100000.
- The Dewey home fund was in
creased last Monday by $7,695. This
advance is in response to the recent
statement of the national Dewey COM
mittee. Over hundred subscribers
sent in their money by mail or wire
from all parts of the country. While
the committee is much encouraged by
these liberal gifts, it is desired to add
not less than $4,000 to the amount
received, which is now $34, ,74S. 1t is
assured that Admiral Dewey will ac-
cept the gift and will greatly appre-
ciate the patriotic generosity of his
fellow citizens.
- John Lynch, a desperate thug ar
rested by the New York police, resist.
ed the officer while in the patrol
wagon on his way to the station and
was beaten into what appeared to be
insensibility. Sergeant Bell, thinking
he might be shamming as he lay on
the floor of the station house, applied
strong ammonia to his nostrils. Lynch
thereupon kicked the sergeant in the
stomach and punched him in the face.
The sergeant, enraged, threw the am
monia into the mans face. The doc.
tors at Bellevue hospital, where Lynch
was taken for treatment, say he Will
lose both his eyes.
"A Manila dispatch of Saturday
says: 1t is reported that the lnsur'
gents have captured the United States
gunboat Urdaneta, in the Orani river,
in the northwest side of Manila bay,
where she was patrolling. One officer
and nine of her crew are missing.
The United States gunboat Petrol,
sent to investigate the matter, return
ed and reported that the Urdaneta
was beached opposite the town OF
Ornai, on the Orani river. She was
riddled with bullets and burned, and
the following guns, with their ammu'
milton, were captured One 1-pounder,
one Colt automatic gun and one Nor
denfelt 25.millimetre gun. The crew
of the Uraneta are prisoners or have
been killed. Further details are lack
ing.
1t is figured out that the Indian
wars of the United States from the
year 1881 to the year 1891, have cost
in money expended by the Federal
treasury over S11O,OO0,000, and for
every Indian warrior in these various
conflicts Is American soldiers have
lost their lives. The war with the
Cheyennes in 1865 alone cost more
than S4O,OOO,OO0 and the lives of hun
dreds of soldiers, though the hostiles
lost but 90 of their braves. The Phil.
adelphia Record claims that "the main
difference between our present war in
the Philippines and our past wars with
Indians, is that it is being carried on
at a great distance from home" OF
course the greater distance, the greater
the expense, and the probabilities are
that in the wind up, our Filipino bill
will throw the Cheyenne budget in the
shade. Ten or II years from now
will be plenty of time to begin asking
the question: "When will the war
tax stop?"
- About 25 representatives of the
Southern Spinners' association from
North and South Carolina are now in
this city, says Philadelphia, Pa, dis
patch of Friday. The delegation is
headed by President J. H. McAden
and Secretary G. B. Hiss, of Charlotte,
n. G. The visitors came to see the
National Export association. They will,
while here, it is said, discuss questions
which may result in temporarily shut
ting down large number of mills in
the south. This is on account of the
anticipated increase of cost of cotton.
The present price of material such as
the mills in the association use is Ct
cents per pound. 1t is expected that
in 60 days the price will be raised to
y cents. The question whether or
not it would be avisable to take orders
at the present price or refuse them is
accordingly the principal subject of
discussion with the committeeman
here, and among the members of the
association themselves. Secretary Hiss
said tonight that the present prices are
entirely too low, and unless an advance
is made it will be impossible to fill Or
ders at the anticipated rise in the price
of the raw material. AS matter of
fact, he thought it would be better to
shut down than run the mills at loss.
Should there be general shutdown it
might affect $50 mills in the south.
- Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans Cotton Exchange statement, is
sued last Friday night, shows an in
crease, in the movement of cotton into
sight for the past seven days of $4,000
bales over the seven days ending Sep
tember %, last year, decrease of 25,-
900 under the same time year before
last and decrease of $4,000 the same
time in 1896. The total crop move
ment into sight for the % days of the
new season is 6S9, ,1S9, against 1865
last year, and CTS, ,O74 year before last.
The total movement at all United