Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-15

last Wednesday. In part 1t says
"Some corn has been planted as far
north as Tennessee and the extreme
southern portions of Missouri and Kan
sas, while planting is nearing COM
pletion in Louisiana and Texas. Over
the central and eastern portions of the
cotton region but little cotton has been
planted. In southern Texas much cot
ton has been planted and planting will
soon be general in the northern por-
tions. Some of the early planted cot
ton was killed by recent frosts in
Texas"
An orange tree that will flourish
and bear fruit as far north as St. Louis
is promised Secretary Wilson, of the
agricultural department. The destruc-
tion of the orange groves in the south
during the past three or four years by
severe weather directed Mr.. Wilson's
attention to the matter, and he went
to experimenting. The result of his
work is that he has crossed the orange
tree with the Japanese trifoliata, q
hardy variety of fruit, and has obtain
ed an orange tree that will live through
severe frost. Several thousand of
these trees will be planted this spring,
and in case the experiment succeeds
the nation will owe a debt of gratitude
to Mr.. Wilson.
- The incoming mails from Manila
bring many queer stories of events
connected with the war now in prog
ress between the United States troops
and the insurgents. When Macarthur
led the first onslaught to the north
upon the insurgent stronghold the
United States military commanders
were amazed at the extent of the loot
ing practiced by the non-combatants.
The Chinese took leading part in this
looting, beginning it before the retreat
ing insurgent forces were fairly out of
a town. They apparently had no con-
ception of the enormity of their Of
fence, and it had been reluctantly con-
cluded to shoot some of these Chinese
looters for the sake of example when
young officer cut off the queues of a
half dozen Cinnamon who had been
taken red handed. The looting stop
ped and the Chinese disappeared as if
by magic from the whole province.
News and Courier: In 1911 when
the Spaniards, under Velasquez, were
devastating Cuba, chief by the name
of Hatuey, was condemned to be burn
ed alive. When urged at the stake to
embrace Christianity that his soul
might find admission into Heaven, he
inquired if the white men would 90
there. On being answered in the af.
firmative, he exclaimed, "Then 1 will
not be Christian for I would not
60 again to place where I must find
men so cruel!" In a letter to the
New York Evening Post, Mr.. A. w.
Amidon recalls the incident for the
purpose of comparing the act of Velas-
quez with the spirit displayed by the
Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt in one of his
recent pulpit exercises, and asks {: !
"Velasquez was bad enough; but be
lived in the Sixteenth century, and
was soldier; but what can be said of
a professed disciple of Christ who, with
1888 years of Christian civilization be-
hind him, is still bKutal buccaneer at
heart ?' But we are told that we
must not protest against the Philippine
stsociues because protesting will do no
good.
President Mckinley, on Tuesday, {
ssued his proclamation ending the war {
between the United States and Spain. ,
The proclamation is as follows: Where :
IS, a treaty of peace between the
United States of America and Her t
Majesty, the queen regent of Spain, in '
he name of her august son, boz AL is
onso XII, was. concluded and signed h
" their respective plenipotentlaries at !,
'aris on the 10th day of d. II
S9S, the original of whiel cemoer'
eing in the English convention
uage is wor.I and Spanish Ian
Eats f." for word as follows:
> -, text of treaty is included.)
nd whereas, The said convention
has been duly ratified on both parts'
and the ratificatious of the two govern,
ments were exchanged in the city OF
Washington, on the eleventh day o,
April, one thousand, eight hundred
and ninety.nine. Therefore, be II
known, That 1, William Mckinley,
president of the United States OF Am-
erica, have caused the said convention
to be made public, to the end that tne
same and every article and clause
thereof NAV be observed and fulfilled
with good faith by the United STATES
and citizens thereof"
Charlotte Observer, Tuesday :
Robert Love, the. lO.year.son OF MT
and Mrs. Charles Love, of Paw Creek
hung himself Saturday afternoon.
News of the distressing affair was
brought to town yesterday morning oy
number of persons who live IN tnas
neighborhood. The facts, as learned
from several people, were these: Inc
how had had chickenpox and had not
entirely recovered from the disease. A
number of boys who were going nsn-
ing came by for him Saturday after
noon: but his mother refused 10 leu