Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-11
Straps and faets.

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tian, Brazilian, Indian, ETC., 100000
bales, against 69S, 1000 last week and
ITO, 900 last year. Of the worlds
visible supply there is now adoat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
Europe $780, 900 bales, against 3,01O,'
900 last year /; in Egypt 1877 900, against
24S,OO0 ih India, 10000, against $780,
600; and in the United States 94S, 900
bales, against l, PSI, 900.
A dispatch of Saturday from
Ponce, Puerto Rico, tells of the exc
cution there on that day of five MUIR
derers by means of the garrote. The
FIVE men had been convicted of the
murder of Prudencio Mendez, after
crlminally assaulting the wife and
daughters of their victim and making
them dance about the body of their
murdered father. The garrote is a
yoke arrangement fitting around the
neck and being tightened by means OF
a screw. All of the victims, but one,
went to their deaths quietly. The one
who resisted was only subdued by the
combined efforts of four or five men.
Some of the citizens Of Ponce csnsure
the American authorities for permit
ting the continued use of the garrote,
which they hold to be barbarous.
-. If Russia and Japan are not en-
gagged in serious scrap before many
more weeks have passed, it will be be-
cause things do not turn out as they
are now promising. There is not a
great deal of telegraphic news from
the Orient. Just why is not exactly
clear. Every steamer from Japan,
however, brings news of serious ten
sion between Japan and Russia. Rus
sia is constantly stepping on Japan's
toes; but she is doing it in such a
mild, easy way as to warrant no armed
protest. The Japanese are said TO he
very much stirred up and consider
war as inevitable. They don't think
it will be long coming either. Ac-
cording to the reports by steamer,
Russia is constantly massing troops at
points convenient to Japan, and Japan
is doing all she can to perfect the war
footing of her army. Both govern
ments have their navies ready for i'm.
mediate business.
- The Louisville Courier-J Journal
prints a circumstantial story based
upon evidence said to have been given
to the attorneys for the prosecution by
Wharton Golden, w. H. Culton, Il.
Youtsey and others. The story gives
the name of the man suspected of hav.
ing fred the shot that killed Senator
Goebel. He is Clay county feudist.
He is supposed to be in the mountains
and has not yet been arrested. The
story follows Golden's testimony as to
the plan TO cause riot in the legisla-
ture during which Democratic men,
bers were 10 have been killed tells of
the purchase of a we'll known Cincin-
natl house of 25 steel bullets, smoke
less powder cartridges, the procuring
of a 3S-calibre rifle with which the
shooting is said to have been done, the
weapon being returned an hour after
ward, and the payment of 81 800 in
advance to the assassin. After the
shooting the assassin is said to have
been escorted to the mountain by a
number of armed men.
Manchester, England, Guardian :
There are fresh accounts of the great
revival of Mohamedanis'n in Central
Africa. A Turkish journal announces
with pride that both the Sultan of
Wadai and the Sultan Rabah of Bornu
have acknowledged Abdul Hamid as
their suzerain, and have raised the
Ottoman flag in their territories. Some
weeksago it was said that the Sultan
Rabah had been defeated by the French
in the country to the south of Lake
Chad, and had been put to fight.
There is yet no confirmation of this
news, and it is very difficult to discov-
er what is really taking place in the
heart of Africa. But the raising of the
Ottoman flag has been reported from
other quarters and there are wide
spread rumors of the activity of the
Sheikh Ell Senoussi and his "holy
war" against the infdel. Secret en-
bassies are said to have been sent out
to Tripoli, and even to Constantinople,
to arrange plan of campaign with
the Sublime Port.
- The Colorado river is again play
ing havoc with the cities, towns, crops
and cattle along its hank. After being
swelled by the rains of week, on last
Saturday the river broke the great
dam at Austin and swept away in few
hours property that cost more than
$1,5O0,OOO. The dam was the base of
a reservoir 80 miles long and 60 feet
deep. 1t was here that the city of
Austin got its water, light and power.
The tremendous body of water went
down the valley in great food, several
miles wide, sweeping everything before
it. AS many as fifty people are re-
ported dead, and thousands of cattle
have been seen floating down the
river. Many houses have also been
washed away. The Brazos and other
streams are also high out of their
banks, and thousands of acres of
corn and cotton will have to be
replanted. Railroad transportation
has been interrupted by the washing
away of bridges, and altogether the
entire Colorado valley is in almost as
bad fix as last year.
- Los Angeles Times: 1t is now
told that A. Y. Pearson, who, short
time ago, purchased the Phoenix, Ari-