Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-22
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privilege for his ofnclal mali. Luz
supgestion that this privilege be given
the old warrior came from Director
Rathbone and was approved by Post.
master General Smith. 1t is doubtful
if the privilege has ever been extend
ed before to anyone not citizen OF
the United States or except by act o.
congress. The privilege will not ex
tend. of course, to his private mail
but as his correspondence, both with
the United States and with parties on
the island, is voluminous, 1t will be
worth something to him aside from the
honor conferred.
The navy department is ready 70
take whatever steps may be necessary
in CARRYING out the provisions OF the
naval bill for the purchase of smoke
less powder during the coming year
It is not intended to antagonize the
commercial interests involved III TINS
line of manufacture by throwing the
burden of production upon the gov
ernment plants. The government mas
a plant at Indian Head, which, wheh
completed. will turn out maximum
product of about 5000 pounds per day
But this will in no way compete VIII
nrivate manufacturers. The navy now
has a powder known to the profession
as pyro.cellulose, which Is equal 10, II
not better than, any smokeless powder
used by foreign powers.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, mayor OF
Augusta, and formerly United States
senator. died in Augusta, Ca, last
Sunday after three months, illness
from nervous prostration. Mr.. Walsh
was born in Ireland January lst, lS4O ;
but his fathers family came to America
while he was boy and settled at
Charleston, S. c. At ~ years of age
Patrick was apprenticed IN the Char'
lesion Evening News and in due time
became a iourneyman printer. He
went to Augusta in 1862 and has ever
since been identified with the press OF
that city, for 25 years past as editor
and proprietor of the Augusta Chroni-
Gle. He was broad-minded, liberal
hearted man, and has done as much
good service in the development OF
Augusta and the state of Georgia as
any other man in the city or state.
- The Petit Journal, of Paris, i'm
parts this curious misinformation to
it's readers: "The press gang in vogue
in France under Louis XIV, and sup
pressed by Colbert, still fourishes in
England TO this day. The press gang
is the means used for recruiting the
royal navy, is an organized service,
and is officially recognized. The sys-
tenn consists in carrying off by force
men capable of making sailors. STRAIT
egy and violence ARE all it costs. In
times of war the sailors specially
charged with this service patrol the
streets of London, enter the taverns,
and take possession of men they con-
slider sufficiently strong. If the latter
resist, cudgels are freely used, and
finally knives are requisitioned in case
of necessity. The prisoners are then
carried aboard ship. BY this means
the recruiting of the British navy is
assured"
An Associate Press dispatch tells
of the death, in Boston, on Sunday, Of
Thomas Carroll Boone, from the result
ofiniuries sustained while doing heroic
service before Santiago. Boone, who
was a telegraph operator, went up in
an observation balloon with two gov
ernment officials to send the reports Of
the observations of the latter to head.
quarters below. The balloon was shot
to pieces by the Spaniards and fell
into a tree. One of the offices died
shortly afterward as the result of in
iuries sustained from the fall, and an
other has since been confined in an in
sane asylum as the outcome of his ex'
perience. Poor Boone was caught in
the drag anchor of the balloon and re-
mained suspended for several hours
before he was rescued. He has since
been in Boston hospital and his death
followed an operation that became nee
essary as the result of his horrible eX.
perience.
A special to the New York World
from Vancouver, British Columbia
saws: Carl Slummerfelt, a German
passenger on the steamer Lees from
Linn Canal, brought news that battle
had been fought between American
and Canadian miners few miles OF
the Dalton trail. Four men are repor
ted killed and a number seriously
wounded. When the alien mining law
of British Columbia was enforced, q
few months ago, the American miners
left the new Canadian gold district and
struck north. They found, short
distance off the Dalton trail, on the
Porcupine river, a district rich in
placer gold. 1t is generally conceded
that the new placers are in Amercar
territory. Some Canadian mounted
policemen, however, staked claims IL
the American territory and justified
their action by moving the Canadian
flag from Mount Pleasant so as tt
make the line take in the rich part o
the district. A fortnight ago about 1O(
American miners held meeting anc
decided to send notices to all Canadi
ans to leave the country within five
days. This not being needed, the
American miners met aud proceeded
to the Canadian camp. Before they
could state the object of their visi
some one fired shot and then every
one seemed to be shooting. The Can
adams fed.
News and Courier. The New Yorl