Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-17
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- The Texas house of representatives,
on last Monday, adopted an amend
ment to the occupation tax bill placing
a state tax of $4,000 year on any
telegraph, telephone or railroad com.
pauy or other corporation which shall
use or permit to be used it's lines OF
wires for conveying market quotations
for brokerage business. An annual
state tax of $5, 900 is also placed on all
brokerage firms doing business in the
state. This tax will have the effect OF
closing up every cotton exchange and
brokerage house in the state. That is
the object of the amendment.
III. C. Frick has filed suit against
Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie
Steel company, of Pittsburg, Pa. 1t
appears that there has been friction
between the two great steel magnates
for quite a while. Frick claims that
Carnegie has treated him unfairly, aud
his suit is brought to compel an equita-
BILE accounting. The stock CT the Car
negie Steel company is worth any
where from $3.50, 100000 to $500, ,000,-
900, and the suit is the largest involv-
ing private interests in the history OF
the country. 1t is thought that the
underlying motive of the suit is the
personal struggle between Frick and
Iarnepje for suDremacy
- 1t is said that the friends of Cecil
Rhodes are becoming alarmed at his
possible fate, and have sent an emissa-
ry to see DR.. Leyds, the diplomatic
agent of the Beers in Europe, in regard
to the probable course the Beers would
pursue in the event of his capture.
DR.. Leyds assured the intermediates
that the Beers did not intend to kill
Mr.. Rhodes but, he added, they would
certainly hold him as a hostage until
the indemnity for the jameson raid
was paid. In view of the develop
ments since the raid, the Beers have
also decided to double the amount of
indemnity demanded, so Mr.. Rhodes's
friends will have to hand over S1O,-
100000 before he is released.
- In Russia a sentiment is growing
in political circles in favor of taking
some step toward the formation OF a
sort of International cable system,
which will prevent anyone power from
controlling the same in case of war, as
England is now monoplizing the South
African telegraph service, to the great
damage of commercial interests of 9th
er nations. Either each country must
have its own cable, which only the
wealthiest governments could afford,
or the powers must unite in laying a
complete cable net. The latter under
taking would need be preceded by care
full diplomatic consideration and agree
ment, and the Russian government is
being urged by the press to take the
initiative in calling such a conference
of diplomats to discuss the subject.
- Says Washington dispatch: At
tentior has been called at the war
department to the absence of any
mention of Aguiualdo in the Mani
la dispatches for several weeks past.
The last heard of him was when his
main force broke up into small bands
to facilitate escape from the Gordon
rapidly drawing around them. Since
then we have had daily accounts Of
encounters with one or the other OF
these scattered detachments; but moth
ing to indicate the whereabouts OF the
chief. 1t is thought he may possibly
be hiding in some remote locality OF
Southern Luzou. Some opine he may
have made his escape altogether from
the islands. Should this prove the
fact, which is not anticipated, it is not
this government would be sorry for his
removal from its Jurisdiction. 1t has
been accepted for months that some
thing would happen to Aguiualdo if he
ever fell into our hands which would
settle him effectually. He must he
quite well aware of this.
- Says the Nashville American
Just keep your eye on Roberts, kitch'
euer, Butler, Methuen and other Brit
ish generals in South Africa. If no
foreign complications arise they Will
be leading victorious legions into
Bloemfontein and Pretoria before many
months. The Beers are putting up a
game fight, aud they are killing their
adversaries at lively rate, but we
all know the final result. How many
times. for instance, did the Confeder'
ates drive their adversaries in confu-
sion back across the Potomac? But
meu and guns on the one side, and lack
of men and hunger on the other, event
ually brought victory to the Union
armies. The Dutch republics have all
their available men at the front. Prac-
tically, only the women and children
are left behind, and, no matter how
Jealous in their country's cause, Wom-
en- and children cannot feed 7o,OOO
non-p producers and ammunition them
into the bargain. 1t must also be re-
membered that while the British are
being killed and wounded, the Beers
are suffering severe losses. The war is
not over hut Great Britain is not 60
ing to lose the fight because of few
temporary reverses.
- Says a Washington dispatch Of
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