Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-25
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ago, Cuba, at point to be designated
by General Wood, in commemoration
of the services of the late Frederick
w. Ramsden, who, while British consul
at Santiago, during the Spanish Amer
lean war, rendered valuable services to
the United States in protecting Ameri-
can interests there during the siege and
who died while at his post of duty.
The tablet will bear an artistic inscrip,
ton, recounting the services of the de-
ceased.
- The city government of Chicago
raised something of muss last week
when it invited the Spanish minister
at Washington to come to Chicago to
to help celebrate the destruction of the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay by Admiral
Dewey. The minister replied to the
invitation stating that he felt sure that
it had been sent him by mistake, and
Mayor Harrison, seeing the blunder
that had been made, FASTENED to assure
the minister that such was really the
case. The Chicago committee says
that similar invitations were sent out
to the diplomatic representatives of all
the principal European governments,
and there was no thought of giving
offense to the Spanish minister.
Says an Austin, Texas, dispatch of
the 18th instant: Political circles here
were greatly surprised today by the
announce nent that Senator Chiffon
had withdrawn from the United States
senatorial race, leaving Congressman
Bailey clear field. Senator Chilton's
withdrawal is based upon ill health
and an inability to make a canvass OF
the state. Yesterday, Congressman
Bailey carried Travis county, in which
the state capital is located, in the race
for senator by about 1920 majority.
Primaries held within the last week
or two in about dozen counties had
given Bailey lead in the race. The
announcement of Senator Chiffon s
withdrawal was made today by his
campaign manager.
- Notwithstanding the tremendous
row that was raised over the matter
just, after the war with Spain, an AS
sociated Press dispatch reports that
the subsistence department of the army
finds itself compelled to fall back again
on canned roast beef for use in the
Philippines. The army is scattered
among about $50 different posts, and
it is impracticable to furnish them all
with fresh refrigerated beef for the
reason that this ration cannot be got
ten to them in good condition. 1t is
found that canned roast beef is the
only satisfactory substitute, and an or
der has been given to Chicago packers
for 100000 cans to be delivered at
once, and $4,000 cans more to follow
monthly.
A Manila dispatch of Sunday says
that last week was the bloodiest of the
war since the first days fighting. Au-
thentic reports, mostly official, show a
total of 37S Filipinos killed, IL officers
and PA men captured and many more
wounded. The number of wounded is
hardly guessable; but with such a
death list it is necessarily large, and as
the Filipinos have no hospital facilities
it is reasonable to assume that many of
the wounded will die. The American
loss during the week was 9 killed and
16 wounded. 1t develops that General
Pho del Pillar, who was thought to have
been killed, is still alive and active.
With 800 men, few nights ago, he
occupied the American garrison of
three companies at San Miguel for
three hours. The Americans had no
casualties. If Pillar had any killed or
wounded he carried them off.
- "Black and White" of London,
in its issue of last Saturday, contains
the following statement GA letter
from a nurse in one of the hospitals
throws new light on an unpleasant
feature of the war. The writer states
that some 500 Beers were forced by
the medical authorities, for sanitary
reasons, to bathe in the river behind
the hospital. Many objected, espe-
cially two who refused to strip. They
were forced to do so, and it was found
that they were women in mems clothes.
1t seems that number of the dead
found on the field have been women in
similar disguise, and worse than all, it
is the women who have been guilty of
the atrocities often referred to in the
telegrams from the front, such as kill
ing the wounded. Thus history re-
peats itself. On the northwest from
tier of India it is the women who creep
out to kill and despoil the wounded
after battle"
- Washington Post: Secretary Will
son, recognizing the fact that the ex-
tension of the rural free delivery SER
vice of the postoffice department opens
up opportunities for extending the
work of the weather bureau to the ag-
ricultural classes, has directed the
chief of the weather bureau to take ad-
vantage of this system for the purpose
of more completely furnishing the
farmers and residents of rural sections
with the daily weather forecast and
cold wave and frost warnings. The
secretary believes that much benefit
would accrue to these districts if the
weather predictions and warnings are
furnished them regularly and prompt
ly, and it is his desire that the plan be
put in operation as soon as possible.
In accordance with the secretary's di-
rections, the weather bureau is now
arranging with the postoffice depart
ment so that wherever possible carriers
bearing the rural mails will be furnished
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