Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-29

able to pay her debts. He attached
her body and she was locked up in the
New Haven county jail tonight.
1T is curious to note that the Earl Of
Airlie met his death, not by stray or
chance bullet, but by shower Of lead
sent at him through the reflection Of
the suns rays on to his field glass,
having practically photographed to the
enemy's sharpshooters the position Of a
British officer Of some condition. It
was said at the time that Sir George
Colley lost his life on the crest of Ma
juba Hill, in the same way, and that
the shot which killed him drove some
of the glass into the fatal wound. 1t Is
notorious that since the British officers,
whom the Boer sharpshooters have es-
pecial instructions to pick off, have
dressed themselves down as far as pos
sible to the appearance Of ordinary SOL
diers, the enemy have kept their eyes
open for men using field glasses, and
have already secured numerous victims
in this way.
Says Washington dispatch of Fri
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the United States from Pekin to Tten
Tsin or Taku, has been seriously con-
sidered by the president and his advis-
ers. A great deal of pressure has been
brought to bear on the administration
to take this step, but after mature de-
liberation it has been determined that
the negotiations for the settlement OF
the questions growing out of the dis
turbances in China must take place IN
the Chinese capital, and that while these
negotiations are pending and until they
are completed, it will be necessary for
the United States forces to remain In
the Chinese capital. While 1t is recog-
nized that a withdrawal Of the forces
from Pekin might be hailed with satis-
faction in this country, 1t Is said that
the moral effect in China and upon the
Chinese, would be bad, and would be
interpreted blythe Chinese as retreat.
Says a Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch
Of August "a: Louis Peck, the colored
man who last Monday evening assault
ed 4-year-old Christina Mass, at Akron,
AMI whose crime Is responsible for the
fearful rioting that occurred at Akron,
Wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing, was this afternoon taken from the
Jail at Cleveland, where he had been
removed for safety, rushed to Akron,
taken to the court house, and within five
minutes after his arrival in Akron, was
convicted of the crime and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life at
hard labor. He had been indicted by a
special grand jury, which had been
impaneled during the afternoon.
Judge Nye, of Elyria, pronounced the
sentence. Within two minutes after
the sentence had been pronounced Peck
had been placed on board a Cleve-
land, Akron and Columbus train, and
in charge of the sheriff and an assist
ant, he was taken to Columbus.
Says an Atlanta dispatch of August
"a: Secretary Of State Cook has received
a number Of letters from south Geor-
gia, during the past week, from the
farmers Of that section reporting Ne
gro labor very scarce. Cotton Is open
ing rapidly and few Negroes can be
found to pick it, even at so cents per
100 pounds. The cotton crop will be
much shorter than reported, unless Ia
Dor can be found to pick it. AS it Is, the
crop in South Georgia has been dam
aged materially recently. The rust has
spread over the big cotton fields and
is causing many Of the bolls to drop
off. The Negroes have left the farms
and gone to work for the railroads,
lumber camps and turpentine farms.
They get wages that the farmers are
not able to pay, and nothing will In
duce them to return. They are paying
40 and so cents per 100 pounds to cotton
pickers, and although the average Ne
gro can pick from 200 to 300 pounds of
cotton a day, they will not work.
Says the Washington correspondent
of The News and Courier, under date
of last Friday: There is great anxiety
in official circles over the attitude OF
Russia and Germany in China. The an
nouncement that the general command
ing the Russian troops has said he pro-
poses to go ahead with his operations
regardless of what the other powers
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clared war against China, is considered
by the president and his advisers as
the gravest kind of complication, open
ing, as it does, all sorts Of possibilities
of continued trouble. Germany's atti-
tude is also being viewed with alarm.
While there has been no statement from
Germany like that of the Russian gen
eral, it Is regarded as significant that
the German government declines to ac-
cept Ii Hung Chang as an authorized
envoy of China, and that military prep
arations are being rapidly pushed for
ward by the Germans. In diplomatic
circles there is feeling that the Kai-
ser and the Car have a little under
standing between themselves which
bodies more or less trouble to the rest
of Europe, and which is likely to in
volve this country so long as we are
on the scene with our troops. Accord
ing to one member Of the diplomatic
corps, with whom I talked today, the
opinion prevails that Russia and Ger
many consider this an excellent oppor-
tunity to force England to show her
hand and incidentally to bring about a
condition which will inure to their ben
eft in more ways than one.
Says a Mime apolis, Minn., dispatch
of last Saturday: Mrs. Eugene Crane,
of Shanghai, China, arrived today
While visiting at Sinu, so miles from
Wei-Hai-Wei, Mrs. Crane was attacked