Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-02


stroyed, and the total loss is estimated
at S2O,O0O,OOO. Four lives were lost.
The insurance amounted to Sl2,000,-
900, most of it being carried in Edin-
burg, Scotland, companies. About
5000 families were rendered homeless.
- Says Waco, Texas. dispatch of
April 2S: Eight persons lost their
lives by drowning during a cloudburst
here yesterday afternoon. Small
streams and branches rose to the great
est height known since 1885 and swept
away bridges and houses. Mrs. Nancy
Candle, Miss Clara Candle, Rosa Chap
man, Emma Decker, Thomas Capps,
Frank Walker and two Negroes were
drowned. The storm yesterday was
general throughout Texas, and all
rivers and streams are again raging
and many bridges have been washed
away. Railroad traffic is interferred
with at many points. The rainfall was
very heavy.
- Says a Detroit, Michigan, dispatch
of Thursday: The people of Windsor,
in Canada, opposite Detroit, are angry
because Philadelphia schoolboys sent
a message of sympathy to President
Kruger, and they propose to retaliate
by sending message of sympathy to
Aguinaldo on May "a, Queen Victoria's
birthday. This decision was reached
last evening in meeting of the Board
of Education of Windsor. Arrange
ments were made to solicit subscrip.
tions to defray the expenses of two
delegates. Alexander Black, secreta-
ry of the board of education, said to-
day that they would "show the Yam
KEGS that two countries can play the
sympathy game" He added that they
"would throw lance into the eagle
in return for Philadelphia's harpooning
of the lion." The resolutions to be
delivered to Aguinaldo, if he can be
found, will express "admiration for
the brave stand the Filipinos have
taken against the unjust war against
them by the Americans.
Notwithstanding the assurances OF
an early peaceful and satisfactory set.
tlement of the difficulties between the
United States and Turkey, it is likely
that it will be some time yet before the
red lines are drawn in the case. That
Turkey is really concerned in the mat
ter, there is no reason to doubt; but the
Sultan has not been in the habit Of
paying such claims, and there is good
reason to believe that be is afraid of
the effect it will produce among his
people. As evidence of this, it is semi
officially stated as a fact that the Turk
ism authorities have proposed to buy
war ship from the United States and
include the 100000 in the purchase
price. The object of this arrangement
is to settle the account without the
knowledge of other governments or the
people at home. The United States,
of course, cannot become party to any
such dealings. The Turks will have
to plank down the money and have the
amount duly credited where it belongs,
for the destruction of American mis-
sionary's property.
VIM. L. Wilson, author of the
Wilson tariff bill, while in Kansas City
last Sunday, en- route from Hot
Springs, to Nebraska City, Neb., where
he is to be the guest of ]. Sterling
Morton, his associate in the Cleveland's
cabinet, said: "It is to be Mckinley
and Bryan. Mr.. Cleveland will not
allow his name to be mentioned and
Dewey will not get an opportunity to
see himself voted down. Bryan will
be nominated; but conditions are so
changed that the campaign will be on
new lines. Both sides have so many
new conditions TO confront that the
old tactics will not do. I think the
Democrats will win. We shall 60 into
the fight solid. Mr.. Wilson gave ex-
preston to his views regarding the
candidacy of Admiral Dewey. "He is
innocent of the game of politics." he
said, "and has blundered in his blunt
ness as blunt people often do. He will
blunder out of it again as suddenly as
he came in. Dewey does things sud
denly. He generally anticipates, and
when the row is at its height he will
surprise everybody by sailing away, or
I am mistaken in the man."
- Says the Chicago Chronicle of last
Saturday A committee representing
the striking Southern operators has
been in Chicago several days comforting
with prominent members of the Order
of Railway Telegraphers regarding
sympathetic action to help the south
erners win. A number of secret meet
ings have been held. At the confer
ences the question of sympathetic
strike has been received warmly. A
large sum probably will be contributed
by operators here for the support of
the men on the Southern road now
out. According to a record plan, a
systematic strike may be ordered on all
important railroad systems east of the
Mississippi river. The strikers may
visit other important railroad centers
to work up sympathetic sentiment for
the southern men. Already, it is said,
the telegraph operators on the Balti-
more and Ohio, Pittsburg and Lake
Erie and Pittsburg and Western, have
made demands for increases in wages
from 10 to 20 per cent. Members of the
the Order of Railway Telegraphers here
say this is the first strike of Importance
ever authorized by the order, and the
men are determined that it shall sue
ceed, as the life and death of the Or
nanizatinn denendS ON the result