Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-28
Straps and fatts.

A rebellion has broken ont against
the Chinese government in the north
ern portion of the empire. In two
battles last week the rebels defeated
the government troops. 1t is believed
that the arms that are being used by
the rebels are being furnished by the
Russian government, and that the out
break is in fur;herance Of the general
designs of Russia in securing control
in China.
According to Brussels dispatch,
DR.. Leyds, the diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal in Europe, has issued a
statement that the Beers have now
nearly 100000 men in the field, made
up as follows: Boer regulars, 81, 600 !;
artillery, 1850; police, 1850; Orange
Free State Beers, including Outland.
ers, 5000; Natal Beers, 5000; Bechu-
analand and Rhodesian Beers, 5000;
foreign legion, 600; American, 1900 !;
Germans, 5000; Dutch-Belgians, 2.
600; Irish, 1000; Scandinavians, 600;
French, Swiss and Italians, 200.
Governor McLaurin, of Mississip.
pi, has pardoned Charles Summers, an
ex. .Pinkerton detective, who voluntari.
" returned 10 prison some weeks ago
to serve out an unexpired term for
robbing the Southern Express CON-
pany of $4,000. 1t seems that after
the robbery Summers was arrested and
sentenced to long term of imprison-
ment. He made his escape and went
to the Knoldike where he struck it
rich. Then he returned the $4,000 to
the express company, and also return.
ed the state $500 that had been spent
in an effort to recapture him. He has
returned to the Klondike.
Canada has made final PROPOSE
ton for the settlement of the Alaska
boundary dispute. She says she is
willing to concede that Skaguay and
Dyea are in American territory if the
United States will relinquish to Cana.
da Pyramid harbor. The proposition
is ridiculous on its face. The United
States claims the places in dispute by
reason of their being clearly inside of
Alaskan territory, while Pyramid har-
Dor is undisputably in American terri
tory. The dispute is based very clear
" on the we'll established British poll
cy of claiming much in the hope of
getting little, even though there be no
Just title to anything.
During discussion of the Trans
vaal question in the British house of
commons last Monday, Patrick O'Brien
a member from Kilkenny, Ireland,
said among other things: II hope the
Beers will be victorious, / humbly
apologize for the presence of Irish
soldiers in an army fighting for such
cause, for consider that the hands of
Secretary Chamberlain are as deeply
died in blood as have been those OF
any murderer who ever ascended the
scaffold." The speaker ordered O'Brien
to withdraw his remarks; but the in
dignant Irishman refused, and was
suspended. AS he started out of the
house he let fly this parting shot:
"You need not bring an army corps to
remove me. You may want it else
where J"
- The desperate nature of the fight
ing at Elaudslaagte, last Saturday, isl
illustrated in the fact that the "Gor-
don Highlanders," the crack regiment
of the whole British army, alone lost
lis men killed and wounded. The
total casualties on the British side was
PSF men. The Gordon Highlanders
are reported to have charged through
and through the retreating Beers at
nightfall ; but that was after the Beers
had determined on temporary with
drawal. The Highlanders distinguish
ed themselves year ago by most
desperate charge against hill tribe of
Northwestern India on what is known
as "Dargai Ridge" The Highlanders
now say that the storming of Dargai
Ridge was mere child's play as COM
pared with their charge on the Beers
at Elandslaagte.
General Funston has raised storm
by charging that the Romish church is
the principal cause Of the persistent
opposition of the Filipinos and that
this government ought to coniscate all
the church property in the islands.
The church owns hundreds Of thou
sands of acres of valuable lands and
buildings valued at millions of dollars.
Funston is quoted as saying that, "if|
congress would drive out the friars
aud con6scate every inch of church
property, the bottom would drop out
of the insurrection within week.
Archbishop Chapelle, the apostolic del
egate to the Philippines, has published
a statement in which he claims that
the church has been the greatest civil
izing factor in the islands, and that
congress has no more right to take
away its property than It would have
to take away the property of indi-
viduals.
- Samuel NJ. Jones, mayor of Toledo,
and the Golden Rule" candidate for
governor of Ohio, is giving trouble to
both the Republican and Democratic
nominees. Jones is millionaire like