Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-24
Scraps and facts.

begin active missionary work in the
Philippines, says San Francisco dis
patch of Tuesday. Under the super
vision of Bishop Thoburn, the first mis-
sionary in Manila, are Miss Wisner,
Miss Cody and Mr.. Norton, of Ohio.
Miss Monies, of Michigan, will sail for
China on Wednesday accompanied by
Miss Anderson, who is going to do mis-
sionary work in Malasia.
- There was monster meeting in
the Grand opera house, Washington,
last Sunday night, called for the pur-
pose of expressing sympathy with the
Beers in their fight with Great Britain.
Many senators and representatives
were present and made speeches. The
keynote of all the speeches was that
the Beers are fighting for independence
as our forefathers did in 1776. Sena-
tor Tillman was among those who
occupied seats on the stage. The Ger
mans and Irish were in the majority,
and the leading spirits in the meeting.
The speeches were quite bitter. Res
olutions were adopted endorsing the
Beers and condemniug the whole poll
cy of the British.
- Secretary Hester's statement OF the
worlds supply of cotton shows de-
crease for the week just closed, OF A..
Isl bales, against an increase of 8 ,2l4
last wear. The total visible is 4, ,199,-
ss4, against 4 4,246,9s5 last week, and
$500, ,S33 last year. Of this the total
of American cotton is 8, ,431, 1874 against
3,5OS, ,9S5 last week and 4,S14 1888 last
wear; of all other kinds, including
Brazil, Egypt, India, etc., 76S,OOO
against 73S, 900 last week, and 792, 1000
last year. Ofthe worlds visible supply,
there is now atioat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe !, 1885,
600 bales, against S,174,O00 last year ;
in Egypt 2O1 900 against 100000 last
wear; in India 31s, 900 against 271 900
last year and in the United Staets L.
74s, 600 against 1,799, 900 last year.
A Calcutta, India, dispatch says
The official estimates show the cost TO
the government of the relief works,
ETC., to the end of March will be 49,
900, 900 rupees. About $4,000, 600 per-
sons are now affected in British terri
tory and about 27, 100000 in the native
states. The viceroy, Lord Curzon, OF
Kedleston, says that the famine area
had expanded, surprising the worst
fears and they are now facing cattle,
water and food scarcity of a terrible
character. About $3.50, 900 people, he
continued, were already receiving re-
lief. While in 1897, the world shared
Iudia's sorrow and contributed hun.
dreds of thousands of pounds toward
the relief funds, the viceroy pointed
out, India now would have to struggle
alone, for the thoughts of every
Englishman in the world were centred
ON South Africa. 1t would be the
duty of the government to pursue the
task of saving the millions of lives
and it would spend its last rupee, if
necessary, to do so.
A lively interest, says 4okoho-
ma dispatch, has been aroused by the
publication of secret decree from the
Empress Dowsger of China, in which
she shows a becoming sense of the
danger which threatens the empire
from foreign aggression, and holds the
provincial governors to the strictest
resnonsibility for the immediate de-
fence of their respective provinces
should any attack be made upon them.
"The various powers" she says, "are
casting upon us looks of tiger-like vo-
racity, huslling each other in their en-
deavors to be first to seize on our in
nermost territory. They think that
China, having neither money or troops,
would never venture to 90 to war with
them" Speculation is rife as to what
happened to bring out this decree.
Some attribute it to an understanding
with Japan, it being reported that ex-
Minister Yano is to return there as
Japanese adviser to the Chinese gov
ernment.
A Topeka, Kansas dispatch of Sun
day says: The Rev. Chas. NJ. Sheldon,
author of "In His Steps," and "Cruci-
fixion of Philip Strong," etc, is to be
given an opportunity to edit daily
newspaper as he thinks Christian
daily should be edited. For the week
beginning March l3, he will have ab.
solute control of every department OF
the Topeka Capital-news, editorial
and advertising. At the Detroit con-
veption of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, Mr.. Shelton asked what "philan-
thropic gentleman in this age OF NUM-
ficent endowments to education instltu-
tions would give Sl,OOO,OO0 for the
creation of a great Christian daily"
The philanthropic gentleman has not
appeared with the money; but IN re-
sponse to the appeals of the leading
citizens of Topeka. Mr.. Sheldon's
home town, Mr.. Dell Keyser, the presi'
dent of the Topeka Capital company,
offered to give the paper to Mr.. Shell
don for one week, and the offer has
been accepted. 1t is understood that
able writer's are to assist Mr.. Sheldon,
and that statesmen, prominent citizens
and editors of some of the dailies oil
New York, Chicago and St. Louis
will help him by suggestions. Mr.
Sheldon has not yet given any intima-
tion of his plans.
- The reports of the special com
mittee of investigation in the case OF
Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah, were
presented to the house last Saturday.
The majority report, signed by Chair
man Taylor and six of his associates,
is voluminous document and is accom-
panied by summary of the law and
facts. 1t gives the details Of the near
ings, the ample opportunities afforded