Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
Straps and fatt5.

Slnlln, turns OUT 10 De u halurSram.
General Joubert is still very much
alive, and from the continued dearth
of news from Ladysmith, apparently
quite healthy.
- Charlotte Observer: To say ats
nobody's business" is favorite way
people have of disposing of objections
made to something they are doing or
contemplate doing. Sometimes it isn't
and sometimes it is. A holiness preach
er recently held forth in Alexander
county, and if nobody had objected he
would have thought and perhaps said
that he had right to hold his meet
ings and preach the Gospel and it was
nobody's business except his own, and
that Of those who went to hear him.
But two sisters went crazy under his
ministrations, and the Statesville Land
mark of yesterday says that one OF
them has just been taken TO the state
hospital at Morganton, and so this
Alexander county meeting becomes
the business of everybody in North
Carolina,
- In the table of the armed strength
of various countries, it is customary to
put Russia first among the nations OF
the world, with an active army OF l.
125,OOO soldiers, a first reserve of q
100000, and a second reserve of 1870
600, bringing up the total number OF
available soldiers on a war footing to
about 100000, as against 5000, 900
in Germany, 100000 in France, q
100000 in Italy, 100000 in Austria
Hungary, and 100000 in Turkey.
But a recognized authority among mil
itary men, the France Miltaire, of Par.
is, in a recent issue, disputes the cor
rectness of the popular belief that Rus.
sia can put in the field the largest
army of the world in time of war, and
says: "The United States are not
great military power from the point OF
view of these effective foot forces in
peace, but 10 time of war their perma-
nent contingent would form the nu-
cleus of the vastest army of the world.
- The Fifty-sixth congress will as
semble in Washington in little over
two weeks now, and as it is practical.
ly settled settled that General David
B. Henderson, of Iowa, will be speak
er, the only other really important
matter of interest in connection with
the organization is the leadership of
the Democratic minority. Represen.
tative Bailey has given it to be under
stood that he no longer cares for the
honor. He does not feel that he has
been treated right but has rather been
a target for all the eggs, turnips, cab
bage heads and other things that the
disaffected members of his party might
see fit to fling at him. The truth is
that the Texan proved to be too small
for the job. Among the aspirants to
his place are Representatives J. H.
Bank head, of Alabama D. A. De Ar
mand, of Missouri; and James d..
Richardson, of Tennessee. Each OF
these gentlemen have more or less per-
sonal following, and the Democrats,
who are looking for the best man for
- rresiuent - Mekiniey expects to
complete his message to congress with
in the next few days, says Washing
ing dispatch of Thursday. He has
outlined the salient points of it to the
members of the cabinet, and practi-
cal agreement has been reached as to
all questions of policy. The determi-
nation to retain the Philippines, it is
said, is expressed with the utmost
clearness, so that congress may have
no doubt as to the position of the ad-
ministration in regard to the matter.
According to present intentions, the
president will leave the question of
civil government in Cuba for the con-
sideration of congress but will recon-
mend immediate attention as to the ne
cessity for stable territorial govern
ment of some kind for Porto Rico and
Hawaii. The recommendations as to
the government for the Philippines will
not be specific but it is probable
suggestion will be made that congress
should send commission there, so
that by taking its report, together with
that of the commission which recently
returned, a system of legislation for
the islands may be agreed upon.
A discovery is announced that bids
fair to give as important results in the
world of science as any that has been
made in many years. 1t is the result
of experiments carried on by Theodore
Olan, Swedish chemist at Washing
ton, and like many others, was found
by the merest accident. Mr.. Olan's
discovery consists of finding new
element which will soften steel, gold,
silver, and many other metals, making
them soft, pliable and ductile as putty
and quite as easily and safely handled.
He has named the new chemical agent
tauric acid, because it is obtained from
tauric moss, a peculiar lichen or fungas
which grows upon rocks or the roots
of trees very generally in the country
but it has never before been the subject
of chemical investigation. The new
acid has been tested by many eminent
chemists in the country, who pro-
nounced Mr.. CLANS discovery to be
one of the wonders of the world ofI
chemistry, and it is believed that it has
a great and important future before it
in the arts and sciences. 1t is remark
able that the discoverer has given it
gratuitously to the world when he
might have acquired a fortune from
its sales.
- Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans Cotton Exchange statement,
issued last Friday. shows decrease in