Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-03
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Helm Jones denounced the action OF
the trustees of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary in accepting DR..
w. H. Whitsitt's resignation as presi-
dent of that institution. He said DR..
Whitstt was the victim of combined
malice and ignorance. During the SER
mon the congregation was much
wrought up, some of the men stamp
ing their feet in approval and many
women crying.
- DR.. Argamonte, assistant surgeon
United States army, at Havana, makes
a report that will afford comfort to
many persons whose friends and rela-
tives must pass the summer in the Gu
ban capital. He says: "Everything
is now ready and we could take care
of so cases of yellow fever at once !;
but the improvement of sanitary con-
ditions and the beautiful weather have
successfully kept away the dreaded
disease, so that at this date we have
not a single case. Such record has
never been approached during the 400
years of Spanish rule"
"A scheme to beat the United States
postal service has been evolved. The
plan is to gather up all the second
class mail matter of large commercial
houses, ship to Mexico by freight,
change their American money into
Mexican money at ratio of to l,
buy Mexican stamps, and with them
mail the matter back to the United
States through the Mexican postoffice.
1t is estimated that one cent could be
saved on each letter and package thus
handled. 1t is claimed that the gov
ernment could not interfere without
the aid of legislation. And yet there
are persons who contend against the
free silver of Mexico.
- Bids were to have been opened by
the navy department at noon Wednes-
day for armor for battleships, monitors
and armored cruisers now authorized
by the law; but no bids were received
within the price fixed by congress.
The Carnegie Steel company and the
Bethlehem Iron company submitted
statements that they were unable to
furnish armor Of the character required
at the price fixed by congress. Burn
stine Bros, of San Francisco, made a
blanket offer to furnish all the armor
required for $3.50 per ton, which, how
ever, is above the limit fixed by con-
gress. This limit was S400 for the
seven ships authorized last year and
$500 per ton for the ships authorized
this year.
While Admiral George Dewey is
sailing homeward to be honored as the
greatest hero since Grant, his cousin,
Miss Ida K. Dewey, sits in the window
of Brooklyn shop sewing all day as
an advertisement for children's clothes,
says the Chicago News. She is a
dominie's daughter, born in Montpe'
lier, Vt. She came to New York two
years ago to begin a stage career. She
had little success until the battle of
Manila, and then, when the nation was
clamoring to know all about George
Dewey and his family, the newspapers
discovered her. She got prominent
place in the CDR. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde"
company but it did not last. She be-
came i'll and had to do something to
earn her living. Miss Dewey is %
years old.
- Federal Memorial day was pretty
generally celebrated, and especially
throughout the north, on last Wednes-
day. General Joseph Wheeler deliver
ed the address in Boston. He spoke
of the effects Of the Spanish war in
restoring harmony between the Sec
tions, and expressed the opinion that
the only hope that any country could
place in continued peace and prosperi-
ty must be based upon thorough pre-
paredness for war. He agreed that it
was the duty of every patriotic citi-
zen to uphold the hands of the presi-
dent in whatever that official might
determine upon as the proper policy of
this country in the Philippines. He
concluded his remarks with reitera-
ton of the historic toast of Stephen
Decatur: "Our country! In her inter-
course with foreign nations, may she
always be right; but our country, right
or wrong"
- That Colonel Funston is brave,
daring soldier there is no question but
letters that have been received from
the soldiers in the Philippines prove
that the colonel alone was not entitled
to all the glory that he received as the
result of that river swimming incident.
According TO these letters, the first
man who swan the river near Malolos
was Lieutenant Richard Coulter, of
the Tenth Pennsylvania regiment. 1t
was he who captured the prisoners and
turned them over to Colonel Funston.
The newspaper correspondents, Of
course, would have been glad to have
placed all the credit where it was due !;
but the telegraph censors at the war
department would not allow anything
of the kind. The military authorities
have taken the position that they, ac-
cording to their own preference, must
have control of the hero making busi-
ness, rather than to leave such an i'm
portant matter to actual facts, as they
are developed by brave, meritorious