Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-27

discharge, Of whom 2,270 were in the
regular army and 315 in the volunteers
Six death sentences were imposed, all
Of which were commuted by the pres
ident.
The Boston correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Ledger says: Rear Ad-
miral William T. Sampson has not
yet seen the sensational statement Of
Lieutenant Hobson, to the effect that
the Sampson-Schley controversy is re-
sponsible for the formers present
physical condition. According to Of
ficers at the navy yard he does not
see all that Is printed in the newspa-
pers, and, although very favorable re-
ports are sent out regularly by Sur
geon General Henry G. Boyer, the at
tending physician, the admiral Is ad-
mittedly very sick man and has been
in ill-health for year. The opinion
among naval officers here is that Lieu
tenant Hobson has been very indis--
Greet and over-anxious to show his
gratitude to Admiral Sampson. They
are unwilling to make the same mis-
take of discussing very delicate sub
ject, one that the admiral and his
friends hoped had been settled.
Says a Washington dispatch of Oc-
tober "a: The battleship Maine is to be
removed from Habana harbor, as it Is
considered an obstruction to naviga-
tion. Several times since the close Of
the Spanish-American war; there has
hoap fo1 nF iciv %h4 bod -
has been postponed from time to time
for various reasons. General Wood,
upon the recommendation Of the har-
Dor authorities Of Habana, considers
that the removal Of this obstruction to
navigation has become imperative. It
is sinking deeper and deeper into the
mud Of the harbor, and the longer the
work Is delayed the more difficult 1t
will be Of accomplishment. Today
General Wood saw the secretary of
the navy, and after laying the matter
before him in detail, secured the Sec
retary's consent for the removal Of the
wreck. The work will be undertaken
Immediately upon General Woods re-
turn to Habana, which will be within
the next week.
Says a Washington dispatch of
Thursday: Minister Conger has been
authorized by this government to begin
negotiations at once with the Chinese
the German and French notes, upon
which all the powers are agreed. Up
on those points, where Emergencies of
views has been found to exist, the gov
ernments Of the powers themselves
will negotiate with a view to reaching
a further understanding. 1t is under
stood that the ministerial representa-
tives at Pekin Of the other powers have
similar instructions; but whether they
have or not Mr.. Conger Is not to be
restrained. The Berlin statement that
Germany has agreed to Japan's pro-
posals that peace negotiations with
China shall for the present be entrust-
ed to the foreign representatives at Pc
kin, is regarded here as an indication
that Germany has taken similar action
in the case Of Minister Mumm Won
Schwartzerstein.
Judge T. J. Mackey, who recently
managed to get his wife out Of the
government insane asylum near Wash
ington, Is glad to have her recommit-
ted. A Washington dispatch of Tues
day says: Lunacy proceedings were
instituted by the district commission
ers today against Katherine s. Mack
ey, the wife of former Judge Thomas
J. Mackey, Of South Carolina, who was
discharged from the government hos
pital for the insane about ten days
ago on habeas corpus petitioned for
by her husband. The petition filed in
the supreme court Of the district to-
day is signed and sworn to by Mr..
Mackey, and the object Of the proceed
ings is to have Mrs. Mackey recommit-
ted to the asylum. Judge Mackey al
leges in his petition that his wife is a
lunatic Of homicidal and otherwise
dangerous tendencies. That she has
been such Iunatic since the 10th day
Of October, 1900; that the cause of
her Iunacy is unknown to him; but If
the representations made to him are
true, she is unfit to be at large.
Last Saturday the jury in the case
of Henry E. Youtsey, for completely in
the murder Of Governor Goebel, of
Kentucky, found him guilty and fixed
his punishment at life Imprisonment.
He broke down during the trial and
become unconscious-the doctors said
inanimate-but the trial went on. He
was carried to the jury room door
every day on his bed and lay there OBJ
livious of all that was going on. He
was pronounced somewhat better on
Saturday. Youtsey was Governor Tay-
lor's stenographer, and is the third
man convicted of having a hand in
the murder. Caleb Powers was con-
victed Of completely and sentenced to
life imprisonment. James Howard
was convicted as a principal and was
sentenced to death. Youtsey's counsel
filed q motion for arrest Of judgment,
which was set for hearing at the Feb
ruary term. During the trial motions
were made for continuance, but were
overruled by Judge Cantrill, who said
he was powerless to stop the trial un-
less the defendant was adjudged a lu-
natic.
Financial circles Of New York and
the country generally. are greatly
stirred over the remarkable defalca-
ton of Cornelius L. Alvord, teller OF
the First National bank Of New York.