Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

Vaal. General Ill Shiei oouoe'0 -
specting the frontiers and selecting
places suitable for entertainments. A
more rigid inspection of military has
also been ordered. President Kruger
evidently is expecting hostilitles with
England. The Dutchmen are uneasy
over the result of the petition to Eng
lish Colonial Minister Chamberlain
signed by $1,000 English residents of
the Transvaal, setting forth their
grievances. 1t is believed that Cham
berlain's action will make a crisis in
English and Dutch relations. The
British army here is being steadily
augmented.
A cabinet officer said last Tuesday
afternoon that the cabinet had at no
time discussed the subject of the future
disposition of the Philippines. sit is
the present that we are thinking OF, D."
he said, "and there is not the slightest
intention of deviating from the present
programme. I believe it is the unanl-
NOUS feeling of the cabinet that moth
ing shall be decided as to the future
status of the islands until we have
placed them satisfactorily under the
control of the United States" He said
that every dollar and every man nec-
essary to bring the islands under the
dominion of this country would be
used. When the insurgents have rec
ognized the power of the United States
the question of their future status Will
be taken up and discussed.
"A Galena, Kan, dispatch of Tues
day, says: Charles Williams, alias
Jones, colored, was shot to death early
today in the city Jail by mob of
Negroes. Williams killed Laura
Canafan, a Negress, yesterday. The
mob, composed of about 25 masked
Negroes, went to the Jail and broke
the door in. The first man had an
axe. the second rope and the third
carried q pistol. Williams was locked
in his cell; but they broke the lock
and ordered him to come out. The
man who carried the revolver then be-
gan shooting through the bars. Four
Shots took effect, killing Williams in
stantly. The mob dispersed without
any demonstration. A coroner's jury
found that Williams came to his death
from the effects of pistol shots from
unknown persons. No arrests have
been made.
"A proposition to utilize Negro
troops to a large extent in future mill
tary operations in the Philippines is at
tracing much attention, and it is be-
lieved will be considered by the ad-
ministration in the near future. Such
a policy is urged on the theory that
certain racial affiliations may be util-
lied in way to defeat rebellious acts
on the part of Aguinaldo and his par
ty, and to bring peace to the newly &C
auired possessions of the United States
in the east. One-third of the popula-
ton of the Philippines are Negroes of
the same race as those in the United
States, and while not numerous about
Manila, comprise nearly the entire pop
ulation of some of the islands. The ad-
yocates of the scheme believe that in a
short time there would be an assimila-
ton between the Negroes of the Phil
ippines and their kindred from the
United States, and that there would
follow for the colored people opportu.
mites to get homes and possibilities of
careers they could not hope for in this
country.
- Mrs. Charles n. Lindley, of Gin
cinnati, has made public letter that
she has Just received from her cousin
Rear Admiral Kautz, at Samoa. The
letter is dated March %. Coming so
close on the heels of the story recent
ly told by Captain Coghlan, it has add
ed still further to the embarrassment
of the state department. The letter is
as follows "You will probably read a
lot of stuff about me in various news
papers, but l can assure you that l
am all right and have done nothing |
or my friends should he ashamed of,
unless it is the making of king, which
was obliged to do today. But he is
very inoffensive sort of young fellow,
a native, 10 years of age. He wears
a French admiral's cooked hat, but no
shoes or stockings or trousers still
considering the torrid weather, he
looks very we'll in this climate. But
hardly think he would look as well
on Fourth street, Cincinnati. I am
not king here, but just plain "boss of
the ranch" The German consul had
that position up to my arrival, but
since then he has been very silent
partner. am very afraid he does not
like me-in fact, am not all popular
here with the Germans. But am all
right with the English, and hope to
pull through with them. l have no
doubt of being sustained by the gov
ernment in all l have done. hope to
get away from here in month from
this time, but will not be in San Fran,
cisco before the middle of May"
AT the cabinet meeting last Tues
day, the recent utterances of Captain
Coghlan, of the cruiser Raleigh were
informally discussed. Secretary Long
said he had received letter on the
subject from Captain Coghlan. The