Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-07
Straps and faets.

This terrible picture Is painted by
a special correspondent of the Man
chester Guardian of the wholesale de.
struction of property in the track of
the British advance through the Or
ange Free State: "The way from
Bloemfontein to Kimberly is line OF
desolation. The farmhouses have not
merely been sacked, they have been
savagely destroyed, mirrors smashed,
pianos wrecked, works torn from
clocks, children's toys and books wan
tonly destroyed. Even the buildings
themselves have been burned or seri.
ously damaged. 1t is hard to say who
is responsible. 1 know Lord Roberts
and the officers of his force did all that
was possible to prevent their men loot
ing or damaging property"
- Alfred B. Shepperson, the cotton
expert, gives this bit of advice to cot
ton growers: The domestic buyer and
the cotton grower never do stand to.
gether, as the buyer always wants cot
ton to 20 lower, and the grower wants
it to 20 higher. How can they stand
together except by chance? The sale
in advance by the farmer would not
prevent heavy receipts in the fall, for
the people who buy of the farmer will
sell for fall shipment against their pur-
chases. They would buy Of the farmer
simply to resell to some one else at a
profit. The only thing to prevent a
great pressure of cotton for sale in
October and November would be a
warehouse system by which money
could be loaned for a good proportion
of value and at low rates of interest,
so that planters, instead of rushing
their cotton to market for immediate
sale, could put it in warehouse and
borrow on it the money needed.
Says London dispatch Of April
5: 1t looks today as though the Beers
had conceived the audacious plan of
attempting to invest Lord Roberts at
Bloemfontein, or at least to endeavor
to delay his northward advance by
harrassing the British lines of commu-
nication. Lord Roberts is concentrat-
ing his forces and preparing to take
every advantage of the bold, but risky
tactics of the enemy. Heis not likely
to strike at any of their forces until he
is certain of delivering crushing blow.
The situation, in the absence of any
official dispatch from Lord Roberts, is
both mystifying and interesting. There
is little doubt that Lord Roberts is
hampered by the necessity for re-
mounts and transport, and the loss Of
the convoy, guns and all of Colonel
Broadwood's baggage, was a serious
matter. The Beers are now trusting
to what they believe to be their super
ior mobility. The special correspon-
dents at the front are now denouncing
Lord Roberts policy of leniency to
ward the Free Staters, and are calling
for an abandonment of that policy. A
special dispatch announces that Mafe-
king was still beseiged, but safe on
March 9th.
Admiral Dewey has authorized the
New York World to say that, after
mature reflection, he has rescinded his
former decision not to be candidate
for president under any circumstances.
To The Worlds Washington CORES
pondent the admiral is reported to
have said: II realize that the time
has arrived when 1 must definitely
define my position. When l arrived
in this country last September 1 said
then that nothing would induce me to
be a candidate for the presidency.
Since then, however, / have had the
leisure and inclination to study the
matter and have reached different
conclusion, inasmuch as so many as
surances have come TO me from my
countrymen that I would be accepta-
BILE as a candidate for this high office.
If the American people want me for
this high Office / shall be only too will.
ing to serve them. 1t is the highest
honor in the gift of this nation; what
citizen would refuse it? Since study
ing this subject l am convinced that
the Office of president is not such d
very difficult one to fill, his duties
being mainly to execute the laws of
congress. Should l be chosen for this
exalted position would execute the
laws of congress as faithfully as 1 have
always executed the orders of my su-
periors."
1t is settled that General Joseph
Wheeler will not ask for his seat in
congress. So says the Washington
correspondent of the Atlanta Journal.
General Wheeler has been looking into
the matter ever since his return from
the Philippines, and has satisfied him
self that he has forfeited his right to
his seat. A conference with Speaker
Henderson convinced him. The cor
respondent says he learned of the con-
ference from a reliable source and
reports it's result as follows: 'Dave,"
said the general to the speaker, "what
about it? If I present myself with
my certificate, duly drawn, can I be
sworn in? My resignation as an officer
of the volunteer army was in the
hands of my superiors before congress
convened, and as the representative OF
my district, 1 want to be active in the
discharge of my duties" eyes, / un-
derstand, Joe," said the speaker ; 81
know how you feel, and what l say to
you 1 want you to take as an express
sion of sense of duty only. I love
YOU like brother and would do any
thing in my power for you; but you