Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
Straps and faets.

eral assembly of the Southern Presby'
terian church, which convenes in the
Central Presbyterian church, of this
city, tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock.
They will represent 70 presbyteries 10
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri,
Indian Territory, North Carolina, Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
- Senator James K. Jones, Of Arkan-
sas, has introduced bill to make 1t
unlawful for railroad, telegraph, sleep
ing car and other interstate commerce
corporations, to blacklist employees,
and requiring such companies to keep
a record of each employees service, to
be open for inspection. The bill Is de-
signed to prevent the blacklisting oil
discharged employees or those who go
on strike, and is sweeping in its char
acter. 1t provides for the punishment
of violators by terms of from two to
ten years in prison.
- The senate committee on lnte-
oceanic canal, on Wednesday, presen-
ted a written report upon the Nicara
qua canal bill. The committee takes
strong position against the proposition
to build the canal via Panama and to
pay for the work already done by the
French. The declaration is made
that the Panama company is practical,
ly without debts, except those included
in the Panama railroad. The commit
tee takes position against holding the
pending bill until the Walker commits
sion can report, saying: All the com
missions practical field work is done.
The committee says that whatever
canal is constructed its ownership must
be American, and that delay may be
fatal to success.
An idea of the probable revenues
of the Nicaragua canal may be gained
from report recently received at the
department of state from Mr.. Hunter,
vice.consul general of the United
States at Cairo. Mr.. Hunter gives the
traffic receipts of the Suez canal for
every year since it was opened, begin
ming with S3S,791 in 1870, s7,043,O76
in 1880, S11, 1927, ,912 in 1890, and Sl7,'
51O,142 in 1899. Last year $3.50
steamers passed through the suez
canal, an increase from 1856 the first
year it was opened for traffic. Of
these 2,2O7 were British, 37S German,
223 French, 2O5 Dutch and 1o2 Aus.
trian. The remainder represented l5
other nations, and 25 ships of 64,S0l
tons carried the United States flag.
In the Methodist general confer
ence in Chicago, on Tuesday, d.. Had
ley, of New Jersey, introduced reso.
luton "that the British colors be given
a place alongside the Stars and Stripes
on the platform of this conference" A
storm of noes went up from the dele
gates when the resolution was read (;
but DR.. Hadley finally secured silence
and made passionate appeal tor the
resolution. "The British flag all over
the world has given to missionaries the
protection which encourages US in the
great work of preaching the gospel.
1t stands for the open Bible in every
community. The American and the
Brton have locked arms to close the
century with one united effort to des-
troy the crescent and lift the cross III
the east" DR.. Hadley's speech for the
moment apparently turned the tide in
favor of the resolution; but some dele
gates had spoken against it, and the
motion to lay on the table prevailed.
Speaking of the errand of the
Boer peace commissioners who arrived
in New York on Wednesday, the Pre-
toria correspondent of the New York
Herald says: 81 have the highest au'
thority for making the statement that
rather than see their country conquered
by England, the commissioners are en-
powered TO ask the United States to as
sumo protectorate over the republics,
this protectorate to tend, if desired,
toward eventual annexation as terri
tories or states. Secretary Reilz, who
is rapidly going down under the strain
he is undergoing, voiced this national
hope in the words: we will maintain
our independence if we can. If not,
we will appeal to the American peo'
pie to take US under their wing. Sure
ly the declaration of independence is
broad enough to span the ocean. Our
last hope is that, having again and
again carried our burden of prosecution
into the wilderness to escape from
England, we may he permitted to de.
post it at the foot of the statue of
liberty, to find peace and protection
under the Stars and Stripes "
- London dispatches of yesterday
morning from South Africa, indicate
the continued advance of the British
toward Pretoria with but small oppo.
sition. There has been more or less
fighting during the past week between
comparatively small parties on either
side; but the British have generally
had the best of it. 1t develops that
Blake's famous Irish corps was
captured at Krooustad. The corps
had been ordered to retreat, but re-
mained to drink up the rum that had
been left by the commissariat, and thus
fell into the hands of the British.