Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-07
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- Secretary Hester's statement of
the worlds visible supply of cotton
for the week ending last Friday, shows
an increase for the week just closed OF
81 1868 bales, against decrease of Al
ia last year. The total visible is 4,
14O,152 against 4,1OS,269 last week,
and 5,545,726 last year. Of this the
total of American cotton is 1851 ,l52
bales, against 3,36S ,269 last week and
4,674,326 last year, and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc., 779, 900 bales, against 740, 1000 last
week, and 1000 last year. Of the
worlds visible there is now afioat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
Europe 1911, 900 bales against $685.
900 last year in Egypt 204, 900 against
275,OOO; in India, 32S, 900 against 3O6,-
600; and in the United States, 1887
900 against 100000.
A Hudson, New York, dispatch of
January 81, says: Rev. Charles Nc
Daniel and Miss Lula Bame were mar
rled this afternoon at the home of the
brides parents, by the Rev. George G.
Yeisley. Rev. Mr.. Mcdaniel is the
pastor of St. Johns Lutheran church,
the trustees of which refused to allow
him to preach the past two Sundays on
account Of his attachment for the
Young woman whom he has welded.
The young lady has worked in mill
for a livelihood and his Pensioners
felt offended at his selection. The
bride is a handsome young woman
against whom nothing can be said ex-
cept that she is younger and perhaps
not as well to do as some others OF the
women of the congregation who failed
to secure the minister. The couple
left tonight to visit various places in
the south on a wedding tour.
= 1t was stated in the British parlia.
ment, last Thursday, that within two
weeks from that date Great Britain
would have $4,000 men in South
Africa, including some 10000 already
killed and wounded. This is the larg-
est number of men that Great Britain
has ever had in the field at one time
in all her history. Altogether she
used only $4,000 men in the Crimean
war. At Waterloo she had only 25,-
900. So far only about $4,000 men
have been operating at the front, and
10000 are still shut up in Ladysmith.
There are in Cape Colony some TO-
900 men who have not yet been in
action, because of the lack of transpor.
tation facilities and because of the
necessity of maintaining garrisons to
prevent the uprising of the Dutch ma
tions. 1t is intlmated that there are
now en- route on the ocean about 49,
900 men.
- All along for many months past,
japan has been supposed to be in close
alliance with Great Britain against
Russia, which country, it will be re-
membered, robbed Japan of the fruits
of her war with China. Russia has
since been encroaching upon Japan and
several times it has been reported that
the Japs were about to 60 to war with
Russia. A story that was sent out
from Washington last Friday is start
ling, if true. 1t is to the effect that
Japan has formed an offensive and de-
fensive alliance with Russia, by the
terms of which Russia is to concede to
and protect Japan in certain rights on
the Asiatic mainland. On the other
hand, Japan is to make no further OBJ
lection to the extension of Russian in
fluence in directions to which Russia
is anxiously looking. The same dis
patch says that as the result of the
development of this information, the
navy department at Washington has
dispatched three warships to Chinese
waters; but for what purpose is not
explained.
Says Washington dispatch of Feb
ruary 2: "Withln the past few days
several Republican senators have taken
occasion to present their views to the
president in plain language. They
have insisted that the treaties offer
greater advantages to France, the Ar
gentine Republic and British West In.
dies than the United States will receive
in return. They have found the presi-
dent strongly committed to the recip-
rocity idea. He has referred to the
position taken by James G. Blaine, and
has quoted the platform of the last Re.
publican national convention. He has
not, however, been able to gain any
converts from the ranks of the hostile
senator's, and he has, therefore, simply
suggested that no attempt be made, for
the present at least, TO ratify the treat
les. 1t is not expected that he will
consent to withdraw the treaties, as
this would place him in a very embar-
RAISING situation, and he will throw
upon the Republican senate the res
possibility of non action or defeat"
- Governor Thomas, of Colorado, is
giving some attention to bill that
will, if passed, place the granting of
marriage licenses in the hands of a
board of medical examiners. The
governor looks favorably upon the
measure, which was prepared by a
personal friend, and it is expected to
embody the salient points in his mes
sage to the assembly. In brief, the
bill provides for each county board
of medical examiners, to consist of
three physicians, no two of the same
school, and where possibly the board
is to have one or more female members.
No licenses shall be granted until a
certificate is had from the board that
the man is not less than 25 years old,
the woman is not less than %, and
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