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is not less than $50, 1886, 900. When equip
ped n ready for service these vessels
will represent much more than $50, 600, 900.
Eight of these new vessels are first-class
battle ships, fully as good as any afoat
in any navy in the world; sixteen are tor
pedo boat d~estrOyers, with an average
speed of Twenty-Five knots: eighteen are
. torpedo boats; one is a sister cruiser to
the New Orleans, and four are heavy
harbor defense monitors.
10 the experienced naval nan all this is
very encouraging except in one particu-
lar, for almost without exception there is
a feeling of regret at the fact that we are
to have four more ships of the obsolete
and thoroughly discreditable type known
as the monitor. These ships which are to
be known as the Connecticut, the Florida,
the Arkansas and the Wyoming are moth
ing but monitors. At the time when naval
constructors We're feeling their way to-
wards the realization of their ideal battle
vessel this type might have been regard
ed as MODERN.
Today they are valuable only as curl
os1tles and the four vessels that are now
being constructed were ordered by con-
gress, sitting upon it's own judgment, and
in defiance of the opinions and advice Of
the men who had made sea fighting their
life study. The worst feature of the mon
itor is that they roll so quickly that ac-
curate shooting with their guns is an inn
possibility. After the engagement at San
Juan they We're condemned by Admiral
sampson IN his report to the secretary of
the navy and there is not a naval official
Of the modern school who will not admit
that their guns are out of sight in the
trough OF the waves more than half the
time. Under such conditions it is not I'M
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make the appropriation necessary to car
~ out the plans hat had been devised.
When the war came, however, economy
in this particular branch of the service
was no longer possible, and when the war
had ended the people had learned such a
lesson that they We're willing to spend
money in the improvement of their arm
ored vessels. They had learned hat great
battles are often fought on the sea and
that to win these battles good men are
not all that are needed. Good ships must
be provided and they are now working
to provide these ships just as quick as
possible.
Chief Constructor Hichborn, in his last
a most encouraging account of the man.
ner in which his work is being carried
out. He explained that the Kearsarge
had advanced 80 per cent. towards COM
pletion, the Kentucky 80 per cent. and the
Illinois 6S per cent. The Alabama is So
per cent. finished, and the new Maine 9
per cent. The Wisconsin stands 70 per
cent, the Ohio at II per cent. and the
sheathed cruiser Albany, which is being
built in England, at 80 per cent. The
monitors are set down at from 8 to ~ per
cent. and the torpedo boats vary from 81
per cent. in the case of the Dahlgren, to
almost no per cent. The trainingship
S~resapeake is placed at SO per cent, and
the submarine boat Plunger at IS per
cent.
Except among naval men who have
been watching the progress of this new
nav with great interest there are few
persons who realize that there are forty
eight warships now under construction
for the United States. for which the ag-
gregate cost for hull and machinery alone
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If there was one lesson that was taught
by the way with Spain it was the value Of
a navy, and the United States govern
ment has not been slow to take advant-
age of the knowledge that it obtained by
the experience in actual warfare. Lord
Brassey in his review of the late unpleas-
antness emphasized the fact that all the
United States needed vas more good
ships to have an ideal avy for no ques-
ton could be raised as to the ability of
the men engaged in her sea service.
The officers of the Spanish navy had
been taught to look Upon their enemies
as chiefly of a social character. They
smoked the cigarettes, drank their wine
and made themselves agreeable to the la
dies with whom they came in contact, but
when they came to active service they
were woefuly deficient even if their con-
duct was not open to the charge of utter
~incompetency. They were brave but they
were not and never had been fighting
men, and the destruction Of their fleets
by the able officers of the American navy
was only the natural result of their lack
Of training.
Even with good men. however, a navy
without good ships would be badly hand
icapped and the navy of the United
States had too few good vessels of this
character. There is no man who is bet
ter able to pick flaws in naval work than
Lord Brassey. aSd this was his opinion
OF the sea forces of the United States.
Although he was one of the first per-
sons of note to express this opinion the
fact that our navy was not in condition
to cope with a powerful and well-drilled
force had long been known to the naval
authorities of this country, but the trou-
Die had been to persuade congress to
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reasonable to condemn Ongress for its
absurd action in this respect.
The greatest indication of the advance
ment that has been made in the construc-
ton of fighting ships may be seen in the
Maine, the Ohio and the Missouri. In
these remarkably fine vessels the con
structors will take advantage of the ex-
p%erience obtained during the late war and
some of the good features that nave here
tOfore been restricted to foreign warships
will be embodied in them. These advance
ments will be shown in the speed and ar
mament of the vessels.
The one defect that may be found with
the vessels that are about ready for serv-
ice is their low rate of speed. There are
war vessels building for foreign powers
that will show Is or more knots, whereas
our new vessels cannot exceed IS knots.
In the Maine n her sister ships, how
ever, this defect will be obviated and they
too will be able to steam at the rate of IS
knots. To accomplish his it has been
necessary to give them an increased
length Of 20 feet, in order to make room
for the more powerful machinery re-
quired. -..
The other Innovation, which practi-
cally doubles her value as a fighting ship,
is the introduction of smokeless powder
and other improvements in rapid firing
ordnance. The 12-inch guns hat will be
used will be of great length and will show
the high velocity at the muzzle of 5000
feet per second, the same velocity being
called for in the 6-inch rapid-fire guns.
The muzzle energy of the Pinch CUR will
be 4S, 900 foot-tons, as against %, 9S5 foot
tons for the 12-inch gums of the Iowa, and
33. 627 foot-tons for the 13-inch guns of the
Alabama. The 6-inch guns will have
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tract for her construction out of the
hands of the Brazilian government,
cheerfully paying the $3.50, 900 to boot,
and there is no reason to believe that the
craft, which was recently launched, will
ever make us regret our bargain.
With these ~forty-eight vessels and the
dozen or so more that are soon to be con-
tracted for, the United States will have
become a power upon the seas instead Of
being relegated to the secondary position
that she has occupied for so long. With
the present naval program completed we
shall be close behind Russia in total dis
placement and fighting efficiency and will
nave jumped ahead of Germany, notwith-
standing the activity in maritime affairs
recently developed by the Kaiser, who in
one year has double the personnel of his
service, raising the number Of officers and
men from 10000 to $4,000.
When the fact is considered that it was
but a few years 6 that this country
was actually inferior to China in it's
strength on the seas the wonderful pro-
gress that we have made can be better
appreciated. and the fact that our navy
is so new means hat it is practi-
cally quite up to date and this alone is a
great advantage in time of conflict. There
is no reason. therefore, why we should
not feel encouraged to believe that with
u great sea-fighting service of men and
ships we wOuld be able to hold our own
with any power in the world.
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L

A New Orleans lawyer was dining at
the Cafe Richie in Marseilles when he
heard at the next table a Hungarian re-
lating to some French officers an ex-
traordinary lynching episode that he al
legged had occurred at a New Orleans
hotel. A negro servant spilled a plate of
soup on a lady's dress. The guests de-
cided to lynch the fellow at once, but
were persuaded by the director of the
caravansary to wait until dinner was
over, as he was short of help. Suisse
quently the culprit was strung up, the
lady giving the word.
This strange tale was too much for the
lawyer, who rose from his seat, and, ac-
costing the Hungarian, asked in what
year the Incident occurred.
Just eight months ago." replied the
liar. calmly, while 1 was in the states"
Il was in New Orleans myself all last
year. responded the lawyer.
perhaps monsieur witnessed the
hanging" interrupted one Of the French
men.
II just missed it," said the lawyer.
You see, l was busy killing the French
chef at the time for putting mustard in
the blanc mange."-Exchange.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.

Philadelphia North American: Podsnip
Injecting elderly personality Jove! Is 1t
possible? My old schoolteacher. By the
way, do you remember that you said
when l was in your class that I'd die on
the gallows?
Elderly Person-Well. you're not dead
yet.
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TIL EFAIR MAID AGAIN.
"Where are you going, my pretty maid?s
IT am going %a-golfing. sir" she said.
MAY I go with you. my pretty maid?"
II have sticks in plenty, sir" she said.
Indianapolis Journal.
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Johnson-My wife fooled me the other
night by asking me to stop the clock
when l came in, as it disturbed her rest,
n the next morning there was the hOur
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Of my Homecoming staring me in the
face.
Jackson-My wife asked me to start
ours when 1 came in, and the next morn
ing she figured out the difference in time
between it and her watch in such way
as to prove me a liar by nearly three
hours.-JewelerS' Weekly.
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Uncle Sam-Don't you think I'm get
ting more like you every day?
John Bull-You are, my boy, and an
only afraid of one thing.
"What is that?"
~We may grow so much alike that VIZ
will love the same things"
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Old gentleman Ito the little boy who
is smoking a cigarette)-My boy. don't
YOU know that every one Of those filthy
weeds you smoke is a nail in your cof-
fin"'
"Well, faint none of your funeral, is
it ?'-Life,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

there is for such a pension scheme
going through congress. He has inva-
riably replied that there is not the
slightest possibility of such law pass
ing congress, and the promoters of the
scheme know full well that the bill,
which has been regularly introduced
each session, is bastard measure
presented "by request" because the
member introducing it declined to be
responsible for it. He says he has ad-
vised his people not to contribute a
cent to such a barefaced swindle, and
not to waste two cents for a postage
stamp to communicate with the pro-
moters of the scheme. He knows of a
number of instances where colored
people have been induced to subscribe
to the registration proposition, and
also for the charter privilege. In one
little town in Georgia over 200 victims
were caught for 25 cents each. Regis
ter Lyons says there ought to be some
law against such transparent imposi-
ton on the credulous colored people
of the country by designing men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20

The present management of the
Carolina and Northwestern railroad is
not especially friendly to York county.
We realize fully that railroad manage
ment, like any other business, must be
governed by considerations of dollars
and cents, and it is likely that the
Carolina and Northwestern people
look at the matter in the same way.
However, we cannot help feeling that
the railroad people could be much
more considerate than they are of the
York county towns without additional
expense. The Carolina and North
Western railroad, therefore, has no
claims on the good will of York coun-
ty. Upon assurance that anybody
would change the road to standard
gauge and extend it across the noun
tains, York county could very we'll
afford to give her stock away for moth
ing. But without such assurance,
and in the face of the danger of having
the little road literally choked to
death, it is much better to let matters
stand as they are.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. w. w. Sadler has been appoin-
ted by Bethel presbytery to. take
charge of the Hickory Grove mission
station. He arrived with his wife on
last Wednesday, and although he has
several other charges, he will ,proba.
bly, take up his residence at Hickory
Grove. He breaches in the Baptist
church tomorrow night.
A jolly fishing party, consisting OF
Rev. J. G. Johnes, Messrs. L. r. Will
liams, ]. NJ. Ferguson, M. L. Thomas
son, Meek Williams and several others,
went up to Ninety-Nine islands on
Broad river, last Tuesday. They did
not catch many fish. "The moon was
not right" They enjoyed the trip
hugely, however, and express their in
tention to go back again soon.
Revs. Edward S. Reaves and B. j.
Woodward returned home on Wednes'
day night from Louisville, KY, where
they were during the week previous in
attendance upon the forty-fourth an
nual session of the Southern Baptist
convention. They report a pleasant
and profitable meeting. The next ses.
sion of the convention is announced to
he held at Hot Springs, Ark, in May
1900.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMESIS.
w. R. Carroll, Intendant-Gives notice
that a public meeting will be held in
the court house Observation-Disclosures
$50 o'clock, for the purpose of nomina-
mating a ticket for town council, hear.
ing the reports Of the retiring council
and nominating two trustees for the
graded school.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-Du-
ring the balance of this month are offer
ing extra bargains in gentlemen's clo-
thing and ladies' dress goods.
John H. Simpson, Superintendent OF the
Hickory Grove Orphanage-Wants per-
sons who have piano coupons that are
being given out by Ganson Dry Goods
company and Mr.. II. G. Strauss to do
nate them to the orphans. ~. .:x....
T. B. McClain-Wants 600 cords OF pine
wood for which he proposes to pay the
cash.
w. Brown Wylie, G. c. C. Pleas-Ad.
vertisers for sale on the first Monday OF
June, under foreclosure of mortgage, a
lot, with buildings thereon, situated i'll
McConnellsville.
Mrs. T. NJ. Dobson-Has just received a
number of useful articles which she
wants to sell at her usual reasonable
prices. She also reminds those people
who have not paid for hats lin few
days." as promised, tn please to call ana
do so without further delay; and don't
want you to forget that she sells Red Z
Oil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
HAMPTON TO THE PEOPLE.
The Old General Expresses His Apprecia-
ton and Gratitude.

ton and Gratitude.
General Wade Hampton has given
out for publication the following, which
explains itself fully:
To the People of the State:
My duties during the past week at the
reunion in Charleston left me no oppor-
tunity of expressing to my friends my
grateful sense of the spontaneous and al
most universal sympathy shown by them
for the loss I have recently sustained by
fire. Let me now assure them that l am
profoundly touched by their manifesto
ton of kindness and by the proposal to
rebuild my home.
But they must pardon lie for asking
them to abandon this intended act of
kindness, though the motives which
prompt it are fully and gratefully appre-
ciated. cannot accept from my friends
a testimonial of regard such as they pro-
pose, but the affection shown by them in
wishing to reimburse me for my loss can
never be forgotten, it is priced by me
higher than any gift from them could ever
be.
1t is the duty of every citizen to serve
his state whenever called upon to do so,
and his sole reward should he the con-
sciousness of having fulfilled that obliga-
ton. If my fellow citizens think that
have been able to serve my state in any
manner, only discharged my duty i'll do
ing so, and 1 am amply compensated for
any service rendered by their verdict OF
"Well done, good and faithful servant"
I am, with heartfelt thanks for the
great kindness shown me,
Your fellow-citizen,
WADE HAMPTON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
THREE OF A FAMILY.

News reached York county not long
ago, of the recent death in Brazil, of
Mr.. VIM. P. McFadden and wife,
formerly of York county; but it was
not until last Wednesday that particu-
lars could be secured.
Mr.. McFadden died at bis home near
Sau Paulo, on March 2, and Mrs. Nc
Fadden died at the same place on
March 10, eight days later. Mr.. Nc
Fadden was aged IS years 8 months
and 26 days, and Mrs. McFadden, who
was his second wife, was considerably
younger, though we have no informa-
ton as to her exact age.
Mr.. VIM. P. McFadden was born
in the neighborbood of Coates's Tav-
ern on June 6, 1913, and for long
time was a prominent citizen of York
county. From early manhood up to
1888, he mercbandised at Coates's Tav-
ern; but in 1888 he removed to York
Vile and opened business in a building
on the lot now occupied by the furni-
ture store of w. B. Moore & Co. He
remained in York Vile until 1842, when
he returned to Coates's Tavern, where
he remained for a number of years;
but came back to Yorkville in the ear
ly SOS, and in 1857 engaged in the
carriage making business, which he
continued here until 1851, when he re-
moved to Chester, and from there, in
1867, emigrated to Brazil on account
of dissatisfaction with conditions which
existed in this country as the result of
the war. He continued to reside in
Brazil until the time of his death.
Mr.. McFadden was the father of
Mrs. J. J. Smith, of Glover, and Mrs.
T. G. Dunlap, of Yorkville. He was
ruling elder in the Presbyterian
church, and took an especial interest
in Sunday school work.
Mr.. Isaac D. McFadden, a son of
Mr.. VIM. P. McFadden, and a full
brother of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dun
lap, died in Bradley county, Arkansas,
on April 7, 1899. He was native of
York county and was born in 1888.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
HEAVY WINDSTORM.

Quite a heavy Windstorm passed
over this section last Thursday after
noon, doing considerable damage.
The frame work Of Mr.. M. Z. Will
lis's buggy factory building, which
had just been completed, was blown
down, chimney on the residence of
Mr.. w. Adickes fell and crashed into
the roof, breaking several rafters.
The roof was blown off Mr.. S. A. Nc
Elwee's barn, and over few miles
west of Yorkville number Of out.
buildings were demolished. Trees were
blown down promiscuously in all quar-
ters.
The storm was accompanied by rain
and hail ; but so far as The ENQUIRER
has learned, all the damage that is re-
ported is attributed to the wind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There are several cases of whooping
cough in Yorkville. The disease has
not yet become epidemic.
A street sprinkler, in daily operation
along the business portion OF York
vile, would be paying institution.
The reporter has heard of man who
agrees to furnish and operate sprink-
ler for one dollar day. 1t costs more
to do without such comfort than to
have it.
Yotkville either has, or soon will
have, in operation two brick making
plants with a daily capacity of 10000
10000 for one and 10000 for the
other. An arrangement like this
seems to be a pretty good invitation
for building activity this summer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
Token of Love and Esteem.

Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday Our
readers will remember that during the
last summer-in July last, we believe
Mr.. N. P. Strause, Jew, of Hender.
son, N. c., came to Rock Hill and was
baptized and received into the Presby
terian church by Rev. Alexander
Sprunt, who had in former years i'm
pressed and convinced Mr.. Strause
with the truths of the Christian reli-
gion. Mr.. Strause is devoted to the
church and enthusiastic in upholding
it's doctrine. He came to Rock Hill,
Saturday last, on visit to Mr.. Sprunt
and spent two days with him. AS a
token of his love and esteem for the
preacher and friend who had done so
much for him, he presented Mr.. Sprunt
magnificent open face gold watch
which he bought from Tiffany. The
monogram GA. ST." in large script let
tiers, is beautifully engraved on the
case. Mr.. Strause returned to his
home Tuesday morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-20
THE C. & NV. RAILROAD.

The idea of the Carolina and North
Western railroad changed into stand
ard gauge and extended across the
mountains to Bristol, Tennessee, sug-
gests pretty mental picture, the con-
temptation of which is pleasant. Pull
man sleepers and coal gondolas just
think of them The one typi6es COM
fort and convenience, and the other
seems to electrify the very atmosphere
with business activity and increased
commercial Importance. Sluggishly,
indeed, flows the blood of the middle
York county citizen who is not en-
thused by the prospect.
In his talk before the York county
board of commissioners, last Tuesday,
Mr.. ]. H. Marion played upon this
string until be secured vibrations that
are sweet and harmonious. By his Of
fer 10 pay York county the sum of
s2, 800 for stock holdings that are sup.
posed to be valueless, and bis qualified
promise to realize all the bright dreams
of the more progressive element of
the citizenship of this section, he has
stirred up lots of discussion and
awakened renewed interest in a sub.
ject that for a long time has been re-
garded as all but dead.
And what does it all mean? Can
didly, we confess that We do not know.
1t means something; but the secret
does not belong to the public. With
the little that has so far come out in
their refusal to sell something for moth
ing, the York county commissioners
have thrown themselves subject to
criticism as "hayseeds." There has
been such talk. 1t is true that they
are probing in the dark. They do not
know exactly what is ahead Of them ;
but they have not made fools of them
selves yet-not by considerable ma
jority. 1t is not likely that they are
going to do anything of the kind.
They have already shown how fully
they realize that people are not going
to give away $1,000 for nothing, and
also that there is in the situation a
puzzle that at least requires delibera'
ton.
Somebody wants to buy York coun-
tvs stock in the Carolina and North
Western railroad. That fact is clear
but as 10 the identity of the would-be
purchaser, and as to what is to be done
with the stock, nobody seems to know
MIR. Marion told the county board oi
commissioners that he did not repre-
sent the Southern or the Seaboard All
Line or any other road having a com
Inting line in this state; but as many
lawyers have way of quibbling about