Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
Straps and faets.

cuS3 oo.S ie@OO ANhNey ava r
of emigrating to the Mississippi Val
vey. They thought they were to'get
free transportation, and the police had
great difficulty to keep them off the
train. The authorities are at loss
what to do with the Negroes.
- President Kruger intends to fight
to the last. In a dispatch from Pre-.
toria he says: "The burghers will
only cease fighting with death. Our
forces are returning in good order to
our line of defense on our own soil.
The Natal campaign was longer in
our favor than we expected. The
British will never reach Pretoria. The
burghers, Steyn, Joubert and myself,
as we'll as all the others, are united.
There are no differences. God help
u.s."
- President Mckinley, few days
ago addressed note to the British gov
ernment rendering the good offices OF
the United States in trying to bring
about an adjustment of peace terms
with the Transvaal. The British gov
ernment answered the note very polite
ly: but the effect of the answer was
that Great Britain would settle the
whole affair without outside interfer-
ence or assistance. The French min
ister of foreign affairs, says the CORE
spondence referred to, show that friend
ly foreign Intervention is out of the
question.
A dispatch from Frankfort, KY,
saws: A letter received by States
Attorney Robert B. Franklin, says that
BransGeld Bertram, sheriff of Breckin-
ridge county, who recently died OF
pneumonia, revealed on his deathbed
a plot of which be had knowledge to
murder William Goebel. According
to the story, 25 men drew lots to de-
termine who should do the killing.
Twenty-Five beans, "a white and l
black, were placed in a box and each
of the 25 men drew bean. The man
getting the black bean agreed before
hand to kill the Democratic aspirant
for governor.
The British forces under Lord
Roberts took Bloemfontein, the capital
of the Orange Free State, few days
ago without struggle. A delegation
of leading citizens met the British out
side the city and delivered up the
KEYS. The British soldiers are said to
be very much pleased at the determi-
nation of their government to deprive
the South African republics of their
independence. According to the pres
eut outlook, although the British may
again be opposed before they reach
there, the probability is that the last
desperate stand of the Beers will be
made at Pretoria.
- President Mckinley has granted
full and unconditional pardon to
Captain Bowman H. McCalla, of the
navy, now serving in the Philippines.
In 1890 Captain McCalla, then COM
mander, was convicted by courtmar-
tial of striking mutinous sailor with
the back of his sword and was SEN
fenced to be suspended from rank and
duty for three years. In 1891 the un-
expired portion of the sentence was
remitted by the secretary of the navy,
and later on Captain McCalla was pre-
sented to the senate as captain, which
would have restored him TO his posi-
ton. In view of the fact OF Captain
McCall's conspicuous service in the
war with Spaiu and later in the Phil
ippines, the president has granted him
a full pardon, which will operate to
restore him to his old rank and posi-
ton.
1t is about settled that Great Bri-
tain means to deprive the Transvaal
republic of their political independ'
ence. A few days ago Presidents
Kruger and Steyn addressed letter
to Lord Salisbury from Bloemfontein.
The burden of the letter was to the ef
feet that the republicans were desirous
of peace and that the only condition
they asked for was a guarantee OF
their independence. Lord Salisbury
replied that the republics had already,
by proclamation, undertaken to annex
and enforce sovereignty over British
territory in South Africa, and this act
showed what the British could expect
were the Beers successful. He de-
clined to promise the preservation OF
Boer independence; but gave it to be
understood that for one thing the Beers
would certainly be deprived Of the
right to arm themselves against Great
Britain.
- Says a Washington dispatch OF
Wednesday: A. IA minutes to l
o'clock this afternoon the president
affixed his signature to the financial
bill, thus making it law of the land.
MIR. Overslreet, of Indiana, who had
the bill in charge, arrived at the
White House about five minutes before
that time and was shown into the cab.
met room, where he was joined by the
president, who, after inquiring if the
bill had been compared with care, af-
fixed his signature to it. At the same
time he recalled the attention of those
who stood by to the fact that many OF
the important financial bills which had
been passed by congress had been ap.