Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

The trial took place at Cabanatuan.
The testimony showed that there was
a conspiracy on the part of Luna and
other Filipino leaders to kill Aguinaldo
and make Luna dictator. The killing
of Luna, it will be remembered, took
place at the residence of Aguinaldo.
Since the trial Luna's late supporters
are outwardly loyal to Aguinaldo.
- The president on last Friday laid
before the cabinet his plan for officer
ing the provisional army. The decis-
ion to appoint the colonels and lieu
tenant colonels of the volunteer regi-
ments from among the regular army
officers who served during the Spanish
war, and the volunteer officers from
among those who served in the volun-
teer army with credit or distinction,
was heartily approved by the mem
bers of the cabinet. The records OF
the volunteer officers are to be careful
ly looked into, in the selection OF offl-
GERS before the rank of lieutenant colo
mel.
- When the accounts for the fiscal
year were balanced last Saturday the
treasury found itself in possession of
S24O,OOO in one and fve-cent pieces.
This included the stocks at the mints.
One year ago the treasury had 81 ,3OO,-
600 in the same coins. The coinage
of them in the meantime had been
1879, ,422, which about corresponds to
the normal demand. This draft on
these two minor coins, in addition to
current coinage, is regarded IN treas.
ury circles as striking evidence OF
activity in the retail trade. 1t is also
noted that the cent piece is finding its
way to the Pacific coast, and the de-
mand from that quarter has this year
been larger than ever before. Inc
profit to the government on this coin
age is very large.
- The New England Cotton Yarn
company, with an authorized capital
stock of S11, 100000, filed papers of
incorporation with the secretary oil
state of New Jersey on July 6. The
company is formed to weave cotton,
flax, jute and linen. The stock is
divided into $6,5OO,O0O preferred and
$5,OOO,O00 common, the former to bear
7 per cent. cumulative dividend, and
subject to redemption after January l,
1900, at $40 for each 500 share.
The articles provide that no share
holder having less than 10 per cent. OF
the total capital stock shall be entitled
to examine the books of the company
without the permission of the board OF
directors. The incorporators are: u.
D. Hallock, James G. Wallace and
William Thorp, all of Jersey City.
- As the result of an arrangement
entered into between representatives
and the Spanish government, the
Spanish prisoners held by the Filiplnos,
have at last been released. A Manila
dispatch tells of the arrival of the de-
tenders of Baler, a town on the east
coast of the island of Luzon. The
town of Baler had been besieged by
the Filipinos ever since the. close
of the Spanish-American war. They
fought bravely and repeatedly refused
to surrender. 1t is said that the captain
in command, some time back, raised
a flag of truce. A lieutenant hauled
the flag down and killed the captain.
Then provisions gave out and the gar
rison, after another week, reduced to
only 90 men had to surrender. When
the garrison marched into Manila 1t
was accorded warm reception.
A warrant based upon complaint
sworn to by the representative OF a
New York newspaper, was issued in
Salt Lake City, Utah, last Saturday
from County Attorney Putnam's office
for the arrest of President Angus NJ.
Cannon, of the Salt Lake Stakes Of
the Mormon church, charging him with
polygamy, which is cited as being con-
trary to the provisions of sections 42O9
and 421O of the compiled laws OF the
state of Utah. The warrant cites a
long list of witnesses in support of the
above charge, including F. S. Bascom,
Senator A. H. J. Cannon, Martha A.
Hughes Cannon, wife of Angus NJ.
Cannon, Lorenzo Snow, president of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints; Governor H. NJ. Wells,
George @. Cannon, counsel of the first
presidency Joseph F. Smith, Heber J.
Grant, John Henry Smith, John S.
Winder, Aquila Meber, president of the
state senate, and J. T. Harmon, secre-
tary of state.
- Bishop Morrison spoke from the
pulpit of the First Methodist church
last Sunday to the Free Masons of At
lanta. In the course of his sermon
the bishop said: "1t has seemed to
me of late that the present is an age
of insincerity, an age of falsehood and
the status of society and of our busi-
ness life will bear me out. Thousands
men will not tell the truth unless they
know they can make something by it.
The moral decay of the present age
is due to this disregard for truth. Lies
are put up in packages, sent out in
barrels and hung on hooks. Men are
iustifying themselves with the fact that
their acts are common. That embalm-
ed beef sent to Cuba is no worse than
we get today. believe that the large
death list in this country which is
daily growing greater, is due directly
to the dishonest adulteration of the
food which which goes in the homes of
our country. The whole commercial
world is honeycombed with untruthful
ness, and the inordinate love of money