Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
Straps and faets.

one instance where consular mali was
interferred with. There was delay
of few day, and since that time the
state department has not been advised
of further trouble. The secretary goes
on to deny positively that the United
States has any secret alliance with
Great Britain or any other nation.
An association of banking houses
in New York and London is said to be
interested in a new combination de-
signed to control the entire lumber bus
mess of North Carolina. Itis proposed
to unite seven different companies,
who own about four billion feet of lum'
ber and control about 600 miles of
railroad. Their sawmill capacity is
100000 feet a day, and they have
large planning mills and box factories.
Together they sell about 80 per cent.
of all the North Carolina pine distrlb.
uted, the total output being about
600, O,0OO,O 900 feet year. Tangible as
sets of these seven large companies are
estimated at $2S, 900, 900, and it is pro-
posed to capitalize them at $2S, 900, 600,
upon which it is expected that divi-
dends can be earned through the econ
omies of consolidation.
- "The Russia" one of the leading
newspapers of St. Petersburg, has a
vigorous article on the text that Eng
lands adversely is Russia's opportuni-
ty. England has fettered Russia by
many treaties. The moment has come
to break these fetters. Now is the
time to pay off old scores. Europe
has many and heavy debts to settle
with England. England did not scru-
ple to turn to her own advantage
Russia's weakness after the Turkish
war, so Russia should not hesitate to
avail herself of the opportunity pre-
sented by England's difficulties IN
South Africa. There is no time to be
lost. Russia must not wait for the
promised reorganization Of the English
military system. If she does her hour
will have passed and it will be too
late"
- Says a Washington dispatch of
Tuesday: Judge Taft, president OF
the Philippine commission, had long
conference with Secretary Root in
regard to the proposed work of the
commission. 1t is expected that the
commission will be completely organ
lied in the near future and that it will
start for Manila about April. But
two members of the commission have
so far been appointed, viz: Judge Taft
and Prof. Worcester, of the original
commission. Colonel Dendy, of the
old commission, who was also invited
to serve on the new commission, has
declined the offer. As the commission
will consist of five members it remains
for the president to appoint three 9th:
ers. He has several distinguished
men in mind and will announce his
selection in a day or two.
- After a long conference as to the
best means of hunting down the as
sassiu of Goebel and Furnishing the
conspirators, if conspirators there be,
members of the Kentucky legislature
have agreed to measure which pro-
vides for the election of five commits
sioners, viz: John K. Hendrix, Joseph
H. Lewis, John D. Clark, William M.
Moore and B. w. Bradham, to have
charge of fund of 100000 appro.
priated out of the state treasury, and
to expend so much money thereof as
they deem necessary to apprehend and
convict the assassin of Governor Will
liam Goebel and conspirators responsi-
BILE for the act of the assassin. 1t pro-
yides that not exceeding Sl5,OOO be
devoted to the preliminary work OF the
commission. The commissioners shall
offer out of the fund whatever they
deem necessary for the apprehension of
the assassin, and each conspirator.
The bill provides that not cent OF the
fund shall be used in the employment
of counsel, and that no order expend
ing money shall be valid except by
the unanimous consent of the COM
missioners.
The Porto Rico tariff bill has been
the subject of debate in the house this
week, and the party interest is in-
tense. On the 10Th of January, the
Republicans introduced bill extend
ing the provisions of the United
States tariff laws 10 Porto Rico. This
would have allowed the free entrance
of Porto Rican sugar and tobacco into
the United States, at saving to the
Porto Ricaps of $50 ton on sugar,
Sl.35 per pound on tobacco wrappers,
and 80 cents per pound on the main
tobacco crop. Since then the Repnb
licans have changed their minds on the
subject, and last Monday they intro
duced bill providing that all articles
imported into Porto Rico from abroad
must pay the regular tariff exacted in
the United States; but on articles
imported from the United States
or from Porto Rico into the United
States, the duty must be 25 per
cent. of the regular rate. The Re-
publicans claim that the duty is ne
cessary as a revenue measure. The
Democrats have attacked the pro-
position on constitutional grounds,
claiming that the United States has no
right to discriminate against Porto
Rico. The fight has waxed severe,
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