Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23
Straps aud faets.

contagious disease ward, ChrlSt HOS
pital, $1,000; Washburn College, 5000;
Topeka Y. NJ. c. A. $500; for pub
lie drinking fountain, $500; Kinder
garten association, 800; Y. w. c. A,
$3.50; w. G. T. u, 500; lngleslde
Home, 800; State Temperance Union,
800; Anti Cigarette League, $50.
- Secretary Hester's weekly state.
ment of the worlds visible supply OF
cotton shows decrease for the week
lust closed of 121,6 ,620 bales against
decrease of 90, ,O56 last year. The to-
tai visible is 1858, ,9O9, against 2,705,.
529 last week, and 4,645, ,235 last year.
Of this the total of American cotton
is 1928, ,9O9, against 2,047,529 last
week, and 3,4S9, ,235 last year; and OF
all the other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil, India, etc., 655,0O0, against
56S, 900 last week, and 1,154,0 1000 last
year. Of the worlds visible supply,
there is afloat end held in Great Bri-
tain and Continental Europe, 1908, 900
bales against 2,6s3, 900 last year. In
Egypt, l32, 900 against 165, 900; in In
dia, $4,000 against $4,000; in tbe
United States, $4,000, against l l,l95,-
900.
For the first time since the Civil
war the house, on last Friday, passed a
measure to pay Confederate soldiers for
losses growing out of the Civil war.
1t was bill introduced by Mr.. Cox,
of Tennessee, to pay the Confederate
soldiers who surrendered at Apo
mattox, for the loss of horses and other
personal effects taken from them in
violation of Lees capitulation to Grant,
by which officers and men of Lees
army were allowed to retain their bag
gage, side arms and horses. The bill
originally carried 100000 but the
specific sum was stricken out and the
appropriation was made indefinite.
The bill was taken up and passed out
of its order as special compliment to
Mr.. Cox, who after 10 years service
in the house is to retire at the end of
his present term.
A proclamation purporting to have
been issued by Aguinaldo, and dated
May 4, from Polillo Island, one of the
Philippine group east of Luzon, is
circulating in Manila. 1t says the
commission appointed by President Nc
Kinley was appointed without the au-
thorization of congress and that hence
it cannot treat officially. 1t urges the
Filipinos not to surrender their arms
at the instigation of the commission,
and on promises which congress may
not ratify, and he also urges the Fill
pinos to enthusiastically welcome the
commission when it arrives in the towns
and provinces, asking them boldly for
the form of government they most de-
sire, as the Americans permit freedom
of speech. The proclamation closes
with asking the Filipinos to still strive
for liberty and independence and again
warns the commission against de-
ception.
- The conviction is steadily growing
upon intelligent observers of conditions
in South Africa that the war is near
ing it's close, and that the Beers can
not much longer hold out against the
overwhelming odds which Great Brit.
ain has sent against them. The New
York World has compiled the follow
ing figures: Cost to England of the
Boer war to date, about 500, 100000
total British force in the field, 22,057
men, 55,O64 horses, 164 machine guns
and 455 guns of all calibres. Of these
have gone from England, 166,1 ,116 men,
27,O75 horses, 103 machine guns and
294 field and other guns; number of
English killed, made prisoners or per-
manently invalided, 1888. Against
this great opposing army the best es-
innate of the Boer forces places them
at $4,000. They have made gallant
struggle but it is beyond all reasona-
BILE expectations that they can much
longer resist the overwhelming num-
bers with which they are confronted.
- Chicago Record: "Hawaii and
Porto Rico will send delegates to the
national Democratic convention. Each
island will be accorded six delegates
if the wish of the leaders of the Dem
ocratic party be carried out. Senator
J.K. Jones, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, recently re-
ceived letter from some Hawaiian
islander, who said they were Demo
Gratis, asking him if the convention
would seat a Hawaiian delegation
should one come to Kansas City July
4. Senator Jones replied that the con-
vention itself would have to pass on
that question; but it is said he advi-
sed the Sandwich islanders to send
along their delegation and it might be
seated. Democratic managers say
there is some pretty politics in the
idea of giving seats in the convention
to the Porto Rican delegation. They
think it will be a good play in view of
the fact that the Democratic platform
will contain an anti-imperialistic plank.
By seating a delegation from Porto
Rico the Democrats, in convention as
sembled, according to the views held
by Democratic managers, would dem
onstrate in a practical way their con-
tention that Porto Rico is part of the
United States, and is territory CO.
equal in things political with the In
dian Territory, Alaska, or the Dis
trict of Columbia, which are unorgan-
lied territories"
Governor Smith, of Montana, does
not propose to rest under the trick
that was put upon him by Lieutenant
Governor Spriggs, acting governor,
l,,,;nor b;e ohcapoo from tho ctata hy