Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-17
Scraps and faets.

iaSC rluay. uo authorized CdplGdl Is
$4,000, 900, and the company has per-
mission to manufacture and sell bicy.
cles, automobile vehicles and electric
and other motors. The incorporators
are: James c. Young, Charles w.
Pierson and A. Gordon Murray, all of
Jersey City.
- Frank w. Mccarthy, one of the
most prominent Negroes of southwest
Georgia, died at his home in Albany
last week. The funeral occurred from
the A. M. E. church, Wednesday after
noon, and was attended by an immense
concourse of both whites and blacks.
For the first time in the history of AL
bany, town of 5000 inhabitants,
every store and Office was closed in
honor of Negro, no business being
transacted while the funeral was in
progress. Mccarthy never dabbled in
politics, but was probably the most in
fuential Negro in the county. His
death is deplored alike by white and
colored people.
- Secretary Long said last Saturday
that the navy department would not
seek to influence Admiral Dewey in
any way in the selection of the route
by which he will return to the United
States. By an old custom of the depart
ment, an admiral is allowed to return
to the United States at the end of
his tour of service on a foreign
station in his own flagship, and
in the present case Admiral Dewey
may choose his own course coming
either by way of Suez or directly
across the Pacific. The department
now expects that he will reach this
country early in July, though it is
stated that he will not leave Manila
until he has completed his functions as
one of the Philippine commission, at
least to the extent of terminating hos
tilities.
- Charlotte Observer: From what
a representative of The Observer was
able to learn through conversations
with old veterans at the reunion just
closed in Charleston, he is encouraged
to believe that Charlotte can secure
the reunion in May, 1901. There was
a very strong sentiment to hold the
next reunion at some point in North
Carolina; but our own delegation de-
ferred to the wishes of Kentucky, and
the North Carolina friends in other
delegations, of course, acquiesced.
North Carolina could have secured the
reunion next year by working for it
she can secure it year after next by
simply asking for it. If our people
will bear this in mind, and act proper
ly, the patriotic scenes of the present
week in Charleston may be repeated
in Charlotte in May, 1901. The Con-
federate Veterans reunion in connec-
ton with the Goth of May celebration,
would make great occasion for Char
lotte.
The Russian government has de-
cided upon exceptional measures
against the Jews, doubtless owing to
the intense feeling against them prevail
ing in many parts of Russia at the pres
sent time. The first anti-Jewish meas
ure was promulgated Saturday, under
which the stay of all-even foreign
Jews, are prohibited in st. Petersburg.
No exception will be made in the case
of French Jews. There have been
serious outbreaks against the Jews at
Nicolaief in connection with the Eas-
ter festivities of the Greek church.
The Jews there number 10000 out of
a total population of 100000. The
rioters, who were mostly laborers,
numbered 5000. They wrecked hun
dreds of Jewish houses and shops,
desecrated Jewish graves and killed
and injured large number. About
400 of the rioters were arrested after
several furious conflicts with Cossacks,
several of whom, it is reported, were
stoned or beaten to death with heavily
weighted sings with which the rioters
attacked the police.
- An exchange publishes the follow
ing very interesting statement concern
ing Mrs. Thomas E. Watson "Dis-
coveries of babies amid the scenes of
war and death are by no means un-
common. During the American war a
notable instance occurred. A baby,
beautifully dressed, was found by the
Confederate troops in the debatable
region along the Potomac during the
heat of the strife. There was nothing
to identify the infant or tell the side
to which it's parents belonged. Even
tually a Confederate soldier obtained
leave to adopt the girl-for girl it hap
pened to be-and at the earliest op-
portunity she was sent by means of a
mule transport corps to his wife's
home in Georgia. After the war ad-
vertisements were inserted in northern
newspapers regarding the child but
nobody came forward to claim her.
She grew up into handsome and clev-
er woman, and few years ago mar
ried Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia,
who was the Populist candidate for
the vice presidency in the last election.
Mrs. Watson believes that her parents
were Confederate sympathizers, and
that they perished during the war;"
The First Regiment Nebraska Vol
unteer infantry, is taking the usual
step of respectfully petitioning the
division commander, Major General
Macarthur, to temporarily relieve them
from duty at the front, says Manila
dispatch. The regiment is badly ex-
hausted by the campaign, in which it
has taken an active part, and not many
more than $50 men of the organization
are at present fit for duty. On Sunday