Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-18
Straps and faets.

OF lUU,OOU lleutenantS, ne cOulu proO-
ably secure the full number inside Of
"a hours. There have already been
10000, applications for the lieutenan-
cies to be filled under the new army
law. Of that number $4,000 appli-
cants, asked to be made second lieuten-
ants, of which there are only 101 10 be
appointed.
Bryan isn't a kisser. The other
day in Texas town, during a recep-
tion, a pretty young lady approached
him and asked, blushingly, "Mr. Bry-
an, will you kiss me?" The silver
leader was surprised for a moment !;
but quickly recovered himself and an
swered, "My dear young woman, 1 am
not Hobson." The young lady, Ruby
Gardner by name, will now be known
to fame as the girl whom Colonel Bry-
an refused to kiss.
Reports of the past few days from
Manila indicate an energetic American
advance. The Filipinos were concen-
trated at the city of Pasig, few miles
up the river, and they tried to make a
stand; but the Americans soon drove
them out Of the city with heavy
slaughter. Only a few Americans
were killed and wounded. The city
of Pasig was burned, it is said, by
the Filipinos. All reports agree that
the Americans are everywhere pushing
forward steadily and sweeping all be-
fore them.
The war department is putting
forth every effort to the work of getting
all the volunteers out of Cuba as soon
as possible. Savannah, Ga, has noti-
fed the department that the quarantine
laws at that place will be strictly en-
forced after April 1. 1t is the inten-
tention of the department to encamp
southern soldiers at Savannah for q
month or more before mastering them
out. 1t will be the 18th of April,
however, before the soldiers can reach
Savannah.
- The Miles court of inquiry is still
at work in Chicago. Colonel O. M.
Smith, purchasing agent for the gov
ernment at Chicago in 1898, testified
on Tuesday that all the beef bought
by him during the Spanish war was on
the direct order of General Eagan. 1t
developed also that much beef that
was sold as a second quality, was
bought direct by General Eagan him
self. The evidence that is now being
taken by the committee seems to sus-
tain General Miles's corruption charges
against Eagan.
"A New York dispatch of 18th says: !:
The Bank of the Manhattan COM
pany, which celebrates its centennial
anniversary on April 8, sent out invi-
tations today to the "a presidents of
the banks which are members of the
clearing house and to the presidents of
the savings banks and the trust COM
panies to dinner to be given at Sher-
ry's on the evening of the day named.
This gathering will probably represent
the largest aggregation of capital that
has ever been seen in this city around
a banquet table, far exceeding the din
ner given to the late James G. Blaine
after his nomination to the presidency.
In fact, a careful estimate of the money
interests to be represented at the din
ner puts the total at $1,750, 100000.
The dinner will be private.
- The Joneses are doing very we'll
lately in official life, says the Chicago
Record. In the senate of the United
States we have James K. Jones, of
Arkansas, and John P. Jones, of Ne
vada, who hold their seats until March,
1908. In the present house of repre-
sentatives we have w. A. Jones, of
Virginia, who succeeds himself in the
next congress; and William G. Jones,
of the state of Washington, who is
succeeded by another Jones, whose ini-
tials are w. L. The present Jones is
a populist. The next Jones is Re-
publican. Dan. w. Jones is governor
of Arkansas, J. H. Jones is lieutenant
governor of Mississippi, A. w. Jones
is lieutenant governor of Ohio, F. L.
Jones is superintendent of instruction
of Indiana, and w. D. Jones is attorney
general of Nevada.
A touching love story has been
telegraphed from romantic Roumania
to the English papers. 1t all happen
ed in the little village of Vacresti de
Rastvaca, near Bucharest. A young
peasant, Damian Valda, loved beau
tiful young person whose parents, at
least, did not reciprocate his affection. /"
Valda was denied the house, but he re-
membered that the little god laughs at
bolts and bars and took comfort. The
girl approved of a plan which he de-
vised. He procured a covered wagon
and a dozen friends, drove up one
night and crushed" the house. The
girl, already muffled, was brought out,
and Damian, industriously plying the
whip, away they tore to his home. He
lifted down his precious burden and
gently drew the veil from her face.
The features were those of his Gin spe"
mother-in-law.
- Mr.. Bryan is not disposed to afili-
ate with some of the so-called Demo-
Gratis of New York. A club, of which
Perry Belmont is president, recently
invited Mr.. Bryan to come to New