Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-31
Straps and faets.

- Says Wilmington, Delaware, dis
patch of March 27: The Wilmington
Methodist Episcopal conference, which
represents Delaware and a portion OF
Maryland, today adopted resolution
condemning the army canteen and the
use and sale of liquor in the new pos
sessions. The temperance committee
also presented resolution which con-
demned President Mckinley as mem.
Der of the Methodist Episcopal church
for public and private tippling. 1t
precipitated hot discussion and was
finally defeated by vote of 67 to 43.
A resolution requesting the general
conference TO censure President Nc
Kinley for setting aside the anti-can
teen law and to censure him for drink
ing liquor, was adopted after the per-
sonal reference to the presidents
drinking had been stricken out.
- The London Standard, of Wednes-
day, has a somewhat alarming story
from Odessa, indicating the imminence
of war between Russia and Turkey,
and involving, of course, the whole OF
Europe. For sometime past diplo-
matte controversy has been in progress
between Russia and Turkey over Ger.
tain railroad concessions sought by
Russia in Asia Minor. According to
the dispatch to the standard, war is
promised as the elimination. Already
Russia has mobilized nearly 250,OOO
troops for active service, and the Black
Sea squadron, with transports, is IN
readiness for instant service. 1t ap-
pears now that everything depends
upon the final action of Turkey, and
as German interests which are allpoW-
erful in Turkey, are opposed to the
concessions desired by the Russians, it
is deemed quite probable that Tur-
keys answer will mean war.
- Secretary Hay, on Tuesday, SUBJ
mitted to congress the correspondence
with the governments Of other nations
respecting the maintenance of an "open
door" to China. The correspondence
extended over period of time from
September 6 last to the goth inst, the
last date marking the successful com.
pletion of the. undertaking. The ma
tions addressed on this subject by the
United States were Great Britain,
France, Germany, Russia and japan.
On September 8 the state department
addressed to our ambassadors at Lon
don, Berlin and St. Petersburg copies
of a formal declaration setting out the
desires of our government in the mat
ter of the "open door," Italy and
Japan were similarly addressed about
a month later. While the formal de-
claration sent to the ambassadors were
similar in each case, yet each of the
officers adopted a different phraseology
in addressing themselves to the gov
ernments which they are accredited to.
- An Associated Press dispatch of
last Tuesday from Santiago, indicates
that the color line is going to give
much trouble in Cuba. There was
convention of various political factions
for the purpose of making nominations
for approaching elections. Great care
had been taken to harmonize the diff
ferences of warning factions, and it was
hoped that the work of the convention
would be effected without friction.
But it soon developed that the Negroes
had an organized majority and that
they were prepared to control results.
The whites precipitated personal diff
culties and the convention broke up
in a riot. Heretofore the color ques-
ton has not given great deal OF
trouble in Cuba. The Spaniards treat
ed white and black Cubans with equal
brutality but now that Cuban liberty
is in prospect, the idea of submitting
to equality of the Negroes is repulsive
to the white Cubans, and many Of
them are beginning to organize a
movement looking to annexation to
the United States.
- Among the latest converts to Bry-
anism are former President Grover
Cleveland aud his secretary # state,
John G. Carlisle, says the Washington
correspondent of the News and Cou-
rier. This information comes direct
from a well.known gentleman who is
on intimate terms with Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle. At recent inform
al gathering in New York, Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Carlisle were both pres
ent. The subject of Organism came
up for discussion, whereupon Mr..
Cleveland announced his intention to
vote for Mr.. Bryan at the next cleo
ton. Mr.. Carlisle echoed the senti
ment of his former chief and added
that not only did he intend to vote for
Mr.. Bryan, but he was astonished TO
find so many Democrats, who previ-
ously opposed Mr.. Bryan, now declar-
ing their intention to vote the regular
Democratic ticket next fall. This in
formation comes in such direct form
that it cannot be challenged. and, in
addition, it is said on the same author.
ity, that the rank and file of the Gold
Democrats in New York propose TO
vote for Mr.. Bryan, or whoever may
be nominated by the Democratic party
at the Kansas City convention.
- Isaac Gordon" the most notori-
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