Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-20
Straps and faets.

was born in Hawaii about so years
ago, and has for years been one of the
most prominent and influential men in
the islands. Most of the meetings
preliminary to the concerted move
ment which led to the revolution of
January II, 1898, were held in his law
office. He was the first attorney gen.
eral of the provisional government,
and was a conspicuous figure in the
subsequent events that led up to the
annexation of the islands to the United
States.
- There was a bloody massacre of
Negroes at Gainesville, Illinois, last
Sunday. Sometime back Negro labor
ers were employed to take the places
of striking white miners in the neigh
boring coal mines, and there has been
a great deal of friction ever since.
Sunday afternoon there was a large
number of Negroes at one of the Car
tersville railroad stations. They were
armed. Armed whites came up to
have a conference with them. Pres
emily shot was fired. One story has
it that it was fired by white man and
another has it that it was fired by a
Negro. At any rate the firing became
general almost Immediately. The
whites were too many for the Negroes
and they ran. Seven of them were
killed. Governor Tanner Immediately
ordered militia to Gainesville, and ex-
element has been high ever since.
- Baltimore Sun: Persons who are
receiving 8 and 81 per cent. on their
investments will find their mouths
water when they read the record of a
cotton mill at Glover, South Carolina,
built about eight years ago, which in
the year ended June 80, 1899, had net
earnings of $50, ,O4O, or Al per cent. on
the capital stock of $4,000. Last
year the profit was only 25 per cent.
but this year that record is broken.
Before this last dividend the stock
holders had got back in dividends
more than they had put into the mill,
and would have got more, but for the
keeping up of an enlargement fund.
The showing is impressive. '1t is &C
counts ofsuch earnings" says the Phil
adelphia Manufacturer, (which have
attracted so much capital TO the south
for investment in cotton manufactur-
ing. 1t is not sentiment or mere ac-
cident that is causing this marvellous
development of the industry in the
southern states. 1t is plain business
proposition with men who have money
to invest and who want to put it some
where where it will give an account
of ITSELF"
- The Caligtoga and Lake Port, Cal
iforna, stage was held up one day last
week by solitary highwayman, who
made off with the express box. At
the scene of the robbery the road runs
through a heavy underground, and
coming suddenly around curve the
stage driver was conf onted by mask
ed robber, who covered him with his
shotgun and ordered him to stop.
The passengers were then commanded
to dismount from the stage and were
drawn up in row while the highway
man distracted the box of Wells, Far.
90 & Co., but left the United States
mail bag. The highwayman then turn
ed his attention to the row of eight
frightened passengers, whom he COM
manded to deposit on the ground their
money and valuables. The Rev. G. F.
Coy, pastor of the Methodist church at
Middletown, handed the bandit SIS, re-
marking: II am only poor preach
er, and that is all l have" Upon this
statement the highwayman handed the
minister back 81 in change. Gall
right, pard," he said, "here's one SIM
oleon for luck" Newton Stiff, an old
resident of Middletown, had consid-
erable sum in his purse, but slipped the
wallet inside his long boot, giving the
robber only the loose silver in his
pocket. In all about SIS cash was Sc
cured from the passengers in addition
to watches, chains and trinkets.
- Thomas B. Reed has sent the fol-
lowing letter of farewell to his constit-
uents in the First district of Maine:
"While I am naturally reluctant to
obtrude myself again upon public at
tention, even here at home, am sure
no one would expect me to leave
First Maine district after so long
service without some words express
ing to you my appreciation of your
friendship and my gratitude for your
generous treatment. Words alone are
quite inadequate and must appeal to
your memories. During three and
twenty years of political life, not al
ways peaceful, you have never ques-
toned a single public act of mine.
Other men have had to look after
their districts. My district has looked
after me. This, in the place where /
was born, gives me right to he proud
of my relations with you. No honors
are ever quite those which come from
home. 1t would not be just for me
to withhold my thanks from those
Democrats who have so often given
me their votes. This friendship / can
acknowledge with all propriety even
in a letter to Republicans, for both
they and you know that I have never
trimmed a sail to catch the passing
breeze or ever flown doubtful flag.
Office as a ribbon to stick in your
coat is worth nobody's consideration.
That opportunity is worth all consid-
Grafton. That opportunity you have
given me untrammeled in the fullest
and amplest measures and 1 return
you sincerest thanks. If l have de-