Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08


unteer officers on the basis of one cap
tain and one first lieutenant from each
state. This will be regardless of poll
tics. As far as possible the lieutenants
will be given to volunteer non-com-
missioned officers who served with
credit in the war with Spain.
A cartoon in the New York World
represents huge bell hung in 3 bel
fry and bearing the legend, "Proclaim
liberty throughout the land unto all
the inhabitants thereof" but with its
clapper muffied with thick wrappings
marked "Imperialism," "Criminal ag'
gression" and "Conquest," and the
typical "Uncle Sam" standing on a
ladder and asking, "Who's been a.
monkeying, with my bell ?" The most
pertinent answer would appear to be
that the old hypocrite has been anon
keyin' with it himself for nearly 40
years.
Thirty-two district clubs of the
Cuban national party, says Havana
dispatch, have held meetings and de-
cided to oppose even the temporary
withdrawal of General Maxine Go.
mez from the island. A commission
has been appointed to visit all parts
of Cuba and to collect subscriptions to
a fund for building Gomez home and
furnishing him with money enough
for the rest of his life. This decision
is universally popular. All Cubans,
even opponents, believe he deserves
such recognition after his long SER
vice and self.sacrifice in behalf of the
Cuban cause.
- At the war department there is a
large blank book, where officers coming
to Washington register. This register
is kept in the hall opposite the office OF
the adjutant general. Last Sunday
some one raided the book and cut out
the names of prominent officers, par
ticularly those who made themselves
famous during the Spanish war.
Among the many signatures which
have been taken are those Of Generals
Shafter, Wood, Fitzhugh Lee, Wade,
Merritt, Butler and several others. 1t
happens that oftentimes the signatures
were written by the aides of the gen.
erals, so that all the names extracted
are not the real autographs of the
men.
- The story is told of General Will
liam Ludlow, now military governor
of Havana, that when he was station
ed at Detroit, some years ago, in
charge of river and harbor work, he
was visited by contractor who want
ed to do some government work.
With his visiting card, by way OF
further introduction, the contractor
put down on the table crisp $50 bill.
Ludlow made no sign as to whether
he had noticed this or not but saying
they had better smoke while talking
drew forth two cigars and gave the
contractor one of them. Then, turn
ing to the table and not seeing match,
he took the $50 note, twisted it into a
lighter, set it ahame at the open grale
fire, and lit his cigar with it slowly
and carefully. Then he handed the
burning stump of the bill to the con-
tractor.
- The Transvaal war cloud contin-
ues to hover over the horizon some
times darkly and sometimes not quite
so dark. The dispute is between Great
Britain and the Boer republic over the
question as to whether or not British
residents of the Transvaal shall be
granted the right of franchise under
conditions less onerous than those that
now prevail. Unless the Beers make
concessions there will be war. There
have been conferences recently, and
according to dispatches, President
Kruger, of the Transvaal, is begin
ming to show signs of yielding. In
the meantime both sides continue to
make war preparations on large
scale. The British government is ar
ranging to send between 10000 and
$4,000 troops to South Africa. 1t is
possible that war may break out at al
most any time.
- Tammany Hall celebrated indie
pendence Day last Wednesday, ac
cording to custom. 1t happened that
most Of the big men who had been
invited had engagements elsewhere,
and Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas,
was one Of the principal speakers. 1t
had been arranged by the leaders to
launch presidential boom for Mayor
Van Wyck but this collapsed. En-
Governor Hogg was unwittingly re-
sponsible. His address was impromptu
throughout and when he promised
that the Democratic party would reit-
crate its demand for the free coinage of
silver next year there was wild APP
plause. But it was his wind up that
did the business. He said: SIN this
great contest we want the aid of uni
ted Tammany-the greatest political
organization on earth. We want you
to close up ranks, to settle your local
differences, if they exist, and to go arm
in arm with the stalwert bread-win-
ners Of the south and ives: to victory
next year, unper the leadership of the
chivalrous, the dauntless, the match
less great American, VIM. J. Bryan"
Then the Tammanites just howled
with delight. The uproar lasted for
ten minutes. Several other speakers