Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-09
Straps and faets.

- President Kruger recently refused
an interview to a celebrated English
man, who thereupon sent back word
that he must see him, that he was no
ordinary person, that, in fact, he was
a member of the House Of Lords. The
servant went away and returned with
the message: "The president says he
cannot see you, and adds that he is a
cattle herder."
- Mr.. Bryan proposes to take hand
in the Kentucky row in the interest OF
Goebel. Shortly after Goebel was
nominated, the boilers wrote to Bryan
and asked him to come into their state
to assist them. Upon investigation
Mr.. Bryan decided that Goebel is the
regular nominee and he has announced
it as his intention to speak in behalf
of Goebel. The boilers declare that
if Mr.. Bryan interferes they will take
such action as will throw Kentucky
into the Republican column but to
this threat Mr.. Bryan is Indifferent.
Regarding published statement
accredited to French paper to the
effect that the Austrian government
made demands upon Admiral Dewey
to confirm or deny his alleged state
ment to the effect that our next war
would be with Germany, the state de-
partment officials at Washington point
out that it will be glaring breach of
diplomatic proprieties to communicate
on diplomatic subject with a United
States naval officer and outside of the
lawful channels. 1t would, moreover,
be matter of complaint should Aus
tria have addressed Admiral Dewey on
a matter relating entirely to Germany
and the United States.
- Thousands of Texas goats have
been marketed in Kansas City during
the past few weeks. During the month
of July there was one consignment of
$500 and another of 10000 head. The
goats have been slaughtered in Kansas
City and The Times states that all Of
this goat meat has been put upon the
market as mutton. A United States
inspector at the stock yards explained
to an interviewer that the United
States in its regulations of inspection,
takes no cognizance of the goat as
food product, hence the inspectors have
nothing to do with goat meat when it
is passed through the packing houses
and put upon the market as mutton.
- There are absolutely no new de-
velopments in the situation at the
Soldiers Home, says Hampton dis
patch of last Saturday. "No new
cases and no Deaths" was today's re-
port, and a general impression pre-.
walls in this section that all danger of
the epidemic getting outside the Home
has passed. The official statement to
be issued from the hospital, is now be-
ing made up, and will state that since
the discovery of the disease in the
Home, one week ago, there have been
AZ case and II deaths. At Phoebus no
new cases have been reported, and the
only case thus far reported is improving.
The garrison from Fort Monroe, con-
sisting of Batteries G and N. Fourth
Artillery, under Colonel Guenther,
sailed today at 4 p. m. on the trans
port Mcclellan, for Plum Island, in
Long Island Sound.
- The Indians of the Yaqui valley
have risen against the government
and prolonged and serious war is
threatened. The first outbreak oc-
Cured last week and resulted in the
slaughter of number of miners and
cattlemen. Since then large number
of people have been killed. The
Yaquis are several thousand in num-
ber. They were induced to sign a
treaty of peace after long war, two
years ago, on the promise of 5000
from the Mexican government. They
saved the money paid them and used
it for the purpose of buying arms and
ammunition. They have since been
making every arrangement for war,
and now they declare that they intend
to fight until the Mexican government
surrenders back to them all of their
old possessions.
- An Atlanta special to the Chicago
Tribure Of Saturday says: A riot be-
tween the regular and volunteer forces
stationed at Fort Mcpherson, Thursday
resulted in the wounding of eight SOL
diers. The recruits of the Twenty
ninth volunteers had just received
their pay, and coming into town spent
most of it for liquor. On returning to
the fort some of the volunteers became
engaged in a controversy with the
regulars and they began to fight with
bayonets and revolvers. So fierce was
the fracas that the services of COM
pany of regulars with fixed bayonets
was required before order could be
restored. AS a result of the riot eight
men occupy hunks at the post hospi-
tai today, and it is feared some will
die. The officers refuse to divulge
names or particulars but the story
leaked out through occupants of the
fort.
- 1t became known in Atlanta last
Friday, that Governor Gambler made
a personal trip to Newman, a town GO
miles south of Atlanta, Thursday
morning to save the life of the Negro
rapist, John Mullens, charged with an
assault upon Mrs. Cook, near Senoia,
Ga, on Wednesday. Governor Can
dler left the executive manson at +
o'clock Thursday morning, boarded
the first train and arrived at the pub
lie Jail of Coweta county an hour after