Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-21
Strips and fatts.

-. Cecil Rhodes has given out an in
terview in which be severely scores
General Butler for incompetency. Mr..
Rhodes declares that the entire Boer
army has at no time numbered more
than $4,000 men, and that of these
$4,000 were foreigners. He says that
the numbers of the Beers have been
exaggerated merely in order to explain
the severe reverses that have been sus-
tained by the British.
Secretary Hester's statement of
the total supply of cotton shows de-
crease for the week just closed of 154, :
26O bales, against decrease of 163,-
S55 last year. The total visible is s.
1889, against 3,S74,0S9 last week
and 5,292, ,64S last year. Of this the
total of American cotton is 3,059, ,629,
against 8, ,143, ,OS9 last week and 4,046,
GAS last year; of ell other kinds, in
cluding Egypt, Brazil, ETC., 10000,
against $4,000 last week and 1885,
600 last year. Of the worlds visible
supply there is now afoat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe,
1,926,OOO bales, against 3,116,0O0 last
year in Egypt 10000 against 100000
last year; in India $4,000, against
$4,000 last year, and in the United
States 1,279,OO0, against 1,252,OO0 last
year.
AT a meeting of the stockholders
of the East Tennessee & Western
North Carolina railroad, held al John
son City, Tuesday afternoon, it was
decided to extend the road from Gran
berry to Lincolnton, N. c., about rs
miles. Lincolnton is about 80 miles
west of Charlotte, N. c. The exten.
sion will penetrate the rich deposits
of magnetic iron ore, for which west
ern North Carolina is famous. 1t will
also touch the Mitchell county gold
section. Morganton, N. c., will prob
ably be on the route. The officers
elected at the meeting are: President,
General R. F. Hoke, Raleigh, N. c. ;
vice president, F. Firmstone; secreta-
ry and treasurer, J. S. Wise, Philadel
phia; general superintendent, c. H.
Ninson, Cranberry; auditor, J. f.
Vance, Cranberry. The reports show
ed that last year was the best in the
roads history, the expenses being con.
fined to 81 per cent. of the earnings.
- The bill establishing civil gov
ernment in Puerto Rico has been
practically completed by the sub-com-
mittee on insular affairs. In addition
to the features already published the
committee has Incorporated provisions
relating to corporations. The bill pro.
hibits the issue Of stock or bonds ex-
cept for cash or the issue of stock or
bond dividends. 1t prohibits the grant
ing of public franchises by private
bills, but provides for general fran
chise law reserving to the legislature
the power to amend, alter, or repeal
franchises at will, and also the right to
purchase.such franchises. 1t prohibits
the organization of banks of issue and
the organization of agricultural corpo-
rations. The latter provision is to
prevent the agricultural lands of the
island falling into the hands of a big
corporation. Following the law in
this country, it also provides that
banks procuring title to lands in pay
ment of debts must dispose of such
land within five years.
- Says Topeka, Kan, dispatch of
March 16: The owners of the Topeka
Capital have decided to adopt the
methods of the Rev. G. NJ. Sheldon
and continue the paper as ''strictly
Christian newspaper" This announce
ment was made tonight by F. o. Popo-
noe, president of the company, who
said: '"When the idea of having the
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon conduct the expert
meDt was first conceived we had no
other thought than that The Capital
would resume its old methods so soon
as the week should be over. ave
now believe in the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon's
idea. We believe the time is ripe for
a Christian daily, and we will make
one of The Capital. In matters of
detail The Capital will probably not
strictly follow the example set this
week. For instance, the makeup of
the paper will be changed somewhat
and there will be more news printed,
both local and telegraphic. However,
in general and material way The Cap
ital will adopt Mr.. Sheldon's idea of a
religious paper"
- Following is the answer of the
German government to a request Of
President Kruger for German inter-
vention in the Transvaal quarrel (:
"The government of Germany and the
emperor will be glad and ready to
assist in friendly mediations as soon as
it is demonstrated that both opponents
desire mediation. Whether the desire
already exists on the British side can
be found by the republic on direct in
quiry at London or through the good
offices of third government which
has no important interests of its own
to consider in South Africa. The lat
ter assumption is qualified with num-
ber of nations in and outside Europe
but not with Germany. Any such
step on the part Of the German gov
ernment would awake suspicious and
have other than humanitarian view.
The increased mistrust thereby engen-
dered would not promote peaceable
settlement. The request of the repub-
lies to transmit their appeal for media
ton to the AustroHungarian and
Swiss governments whose interests are