Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-10
Straps and 9aets.

banks with a capital Of s25, 1000, will
result in greatly increasing the mum
ber of national banks throughout the
United States.
Serious fears are entertained at
San Francisco that the bubonic plague
has reached American soil through the
Chinese, despite the great efforts that
have been made to fight it of. Physl-
clans believe that two Chinese laborers
who recently died in San Francisco,
were victims of the dreaded disease.
- After the relief of Ladysmith an
auction was held of the things brought
from the Boer camps. A bunch OF
grapes sold for 25 shillings, plate OF
tomatoes broug ht IS shillings, a doz.n
matches brought 13 shillings, pack
age of cigarettes, 25 shillings; 80
cigars brought el0 and a pound OF
plug tobacco, As sbillings.
- Ladysmith, it is noted, was in
vested by the Beers on November 2:
For 11S days the town was kept boxed
up. After four attempts General
Butler has succeeded in raising the
siege at a loss of 1000 men. Lady
smith, however, is in British territory.
Its relief "leaves the Boer republics
within their original line of home de-
fence"
- The Turkish minister at Washing
ington, Ali Ferrough Bey, has request
ed representatives of the press at the
national capital to refrain from making
references to his family in the public
prints. He explains that this is a
mark of respect shown to man of his
rank 10 his own country, and he ex-
poets to have the same consideration
shown him here.
"A dispatch from Washington to
The News and Courier says: Repre-
sentative Wilson wishes it stated that
his name appeared in the recent pub
lished list of suggested delegates to the
next national Democratic convention
without his knowledge, and that he
will not ask for such position. He
feels that he is already sufficiently
honored, and is unwilling to even at
tempt to stand in the way of others
who may wish to 60 to the convention.
"A dispatch from Jackson, Miss,
under date of last Tuesday, says that
an official report made to the Hines
county board of supervisors that morn
ing reveals an appalling state of affairs
in the southern part of the county.
The community is literally honey
combed with smallpox of the most
violent and loathsome form. During
the past six weeks there have been
nearly 100 deaths. Some days there
were so many that it was impossible
to secure cofins and rude caskets were
made from rails. Whole families are
wiped out. The board will make an
effort to check the further spread OF
the disease.
- The third assistant postmaster
general has issued the following circu-
lar: "About May l, 1900, the post
office department will be ready to
supply postmasters, for sale to the
public, small books of cent stamps,
interlined with parafined paper to
prevent premature adherion. The
pages are of six stamps each, making
a book Of convenient size TO carry IN
the pocket or pocketbook. Only three
different quantities will be furnished !:
One book Of ~ 2.cent stamps, one
book of "a 2cent stamp S and one
book of 4S cent stamps, of postage
value "a, 4S and SO cents, respectively.
Each book will be sold at an advance
of l cent on the stamp value, to cover
cost of binding"
Owing to the delicate condition Of
Admiral Watson's health, says Wash
iugton dispatch, he will be authorized
to transfer his flag to the Baltimore,
which vessel is to be detached from
the ASialic squadron and to proceed
home by way of the Suez canal and
Mediterranean sea. stopping at such
European ports as he deems proper, as
was done in the case of Admiral
Dewey. He will probably arrive in
European waters sometime during
the summer and may 20 to MOTT tlern
Europe and visit the Paris exposition.
Rear Admiral George G. Remey, now
in command of the Portsmouth, n. H.,
navy yard, will be ordered to succeed
Admiral Watson in command of the
Asiatic station. Captain Wilde, of the
Oregon, the senior officer next TO
Admiral Watson, will command the
station in the interval between Ad.
miral Watson's departure and Admiral
Remey's arrival at Cavite.
"A Washington dispatch says that
attempts have been made by members
on both sides of the house to induce
Representative Talbert, of South Car
olina, TO withdraw from his decision
to insist upon quorum at the pension
sessions on Friday nights aud thus
avoid the necessity of bringing in the
rule already framed by the committee
on rules, to devote two Fridays of
each mouth to the consideration of
private pension bills. The Democrats
who are interested in private claims
which are set for consideration on
FRIDAYS sought to prevent the appro-