Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-15
Straps and fatt5.

Cove last week. A Negro who was
blowing with a mule in field near
Cove. coming to the edge of the field,
the animal stepped into some high
grass, Immediately jumping out and
continuing along. The Negro saw at
once in front of the plow rattlesnake,
which the plow killed as it passed
along. Examining the mule, which
appeared distressed, the Negro found
the blood streaming from a cut in the
animals fetlock. Realizing at once
that the mule had been bitten, the
man started for his house for some lin
iment, and returning as quickly as pos
sible he found the mule lying down
and very soon afterwards the animal
died. not over 80 minutes from the
time the rattlesnake had bitten the
animal.
General Joseph E. Wheeler left
Washington Tuesday afternoon en-
route to the Philippine Islands. He
went via Chicago, Omaha, Denver and
Salt Lake; but as he was scheduled to
reach San Francisco today, he did not
stop long at any place on the way.
He will sail for Manila on the Goth.
81 have no plans of campaign" he
said to an Associated Press reporter
Tuesday, "and shall not know what /
am to do until I receive my instruct
ions from General Otis. should like
to have it understood" he continued,
"that GO to the Philippines in an en-
tirely subordinate capacity. Not only
General Otis, but Generals Lawton
and Macarthur will rank me, and it
is proper that they should, for while
Generals Lawton and Macarthur were
my juniors, they have been in the field
while have not, and deserve to have
places superior to any assignment that
may be given me-"
- The details of lynching at Corn
ing, in Clay county, Arkansas, some
DAYS previous, came to light in Little
Rock on Tuesday through the issuance
of a proclamation by the governor Of
fering a reward for the apprehension
of the members of the lynching party.
Two years ago a young man named
Red Davidson was murdered in the
outskirts of Corning by boy named
George Brake. The murder was the
result of feud between the town boys
and the boys from the surrounding
country. Brake escaped and has new
er been captured. Recently Bud
Brake, brother, was arrested and
placed in Jail at Corning charged with
completely in the murder. A few
nights ago mob of young men and
boys, supposed to be the friends Of
Davidson, overpowered the jailer and
took Bud Brake out and shot him to
death. The governor offers reward
of 500 each for the members of the
mob and like amount for the arrest
of George Brake.
Charlton or anthrax, has been cpl
demic among the domestic animals OF
Louisiana for some weeks, and New
Orleans dispatch of Tuesday indicates
the spread of the disease to the wild
animals Of the fields and forests. The
dispatch is as follows: Hunters who
have recently visited the best game
forests in Louisiana say that charbon
has not only attacked domestic ami
mails, but that it is playing havoc with
deer, rabbits and small game in Louis
lana. Scores upon scores Of dead rab.
bits are said to be lying scattered
through the woods and swamps, show
ing evidences of having died of char
bon poisoning. A splendid buck weigh
ing It's pounds was found this week
on Bayou la Branch that had succum.
bed to the disease. A moss picker
last week found within few feet un-
der moss covered tree, splendid
deer and half dozen rabbits, all dead
and poisoned. Two alligator hunters
report that while in pursuit of their
game they came across 25 dead deer,
bucks, does and young ones, all char
bon poisoned, between Premier and
Bayou D.sire, in the vicinity of the
Illinois Central railroad.
Washington correspondence of The
News and Courier: The distribution
of army plums for Georgia and South
Carolina began Monday, when the
president named Henry r. Thompson,
OF South Carolina, to be captain, and
Walter ?. Corbett, Of Georgia, to be Il
first lieutenant. Thompson was form
erly lieutenant colonel of the Second
South Carolina, and Corbett was first
lieutenant of the First Georgia. These
appointments are only the beginning
of the long list yet TO come. Senator
Bacon and Congressman Bartlett, OF
Georgia, who had conference with
the president this morning, were ill.,
formed that Georgia would be given
10 or IL places. The state had POO
officers in the American Spanish war.
"The president told US, said Senator
Bacon, as he left the White House,
"that he would not appoint anyone
who had not been in the volunteer SER
vice, so that applicants from civil life
have no chance whatever. He also
said that the officers appointed would
be selected upon their records. We
shall, therefore, submit a list of names,
tho department will do the rest u