Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-10

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but it is stated that he has about so
pieces of artillery. The fighting OF
last Monday aud Tuesday is indicated
to have been very severe, and the
British were represented to be making
progress slowly. At last accounts the
fighting was still on but there was no
special information as TO how 1t was
progressing.
The Chicago Chronicle is authority
for the statement that W.. Bryan and
other leading Democrats have about
settled upon June 6 as the date
for the holding of the Democratic ma
tional convention. The reason for this
early date is the alleged fact that Ore
eon and other Pacific states are becom-
ing very much concerned about the
trade benefits that are likely to accrue
to them on account of the acquisition
of the Philippines islands. The Dem
ocratic state convention of Oregon is
to be held sometime in June, and it is
alleged that the national leaders desire
to anticipate action on the part of the
Oregon Democrats that might look to
the endorsement of the expansion idea.
The Chicago Chronicle does not give
any special authority for its state
ments; but the western situation Is
such as to give them plausibility.
- Secretary Hester's analysis of the
cotton movement for five months of
the season from September l to the
close of January, inclusive, shows that
compared with the crop movement
last year, Texas, including Indian Ter
ritory, has brought into sight this sea-
son, in round figures, 93l, 900 bales
less, while other gulf states, which
include Arkansas, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Okla
homa, have marketed 100000 less,
and the group of Atlantic states, which
include North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Virgin
ia. show a decrease of $4,000 bales,
making the decrease in the total of
crop marketed 2,044 900 bales Texas
and Indian Territory brought into
sight 2,OSS, 900 bales; other gulf states
2.2O3, ,9l5; and the Atlantic states q
55S. COL for the FIVE months. The total
crop in sight at the close of January is
6,S51 ,43S bales.
- The Republicans of the Kentucky
legislature met at London, Kentucky,
last Tuesday pursuant to the proclama-
ton of Governor Taylor. The most
suitable building to be found for the
purposes of the legislature was two.
story brick school house on the out
skirts of the town. The rooms, 90
feet wide and 40 feet long, were filed
with school desks. The senators, 13
in number. met upstairs, and the mem
bers of the house, 80 in number, met
down stairs. There was no quorum
of either house, and after passing reso-
lutious of respect on the death of their
"colleague," Senator Goebel, the SEN
ate adjourned until next day. The
house took similar action. 1t was
stated that the adjournment would
have been until Friday, the day after
the funeral; but the constitution re-
ouires that when there is no quorum,
there must be adjournments from day
to day until quorum is secured.
- The senate finance committee, on
Tuesday, reported a new section to
the finance bill as follows, says dis
patch: "That the provisions of this
act are not intended to place any OBJ
stacles in the way of the accomplish
ment of International bimetalism, pro-
yided the same he received by concur
rent action of the leading commercial
nations Of the world, and at ratio
which shall insure permanence OF rela-
tive values between gold and silver
The amendment was offered by Sena-
tor Aldrich, chairman. The Dem
Gratis received it with sarcastic smile.
There was but little discussion. Sem
ator Aldrich said in reply to questions
that the object of the amendment was
to meet the criticism that the RepubIi,
cans had abandoned the position for
information bimetalism taken by it in
the st. Louis convention. The vote
on the amendment showed a strict
division on party lines, Senator Jones,
of Nevada, not voting.
- Henry Watterson charges the res
possibility for the reign Of terror in
Kentucky to the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad. In brief, his statement
is to the effect that the Louisville and
Nashville railroad has had the state OF
Kentucky by the throat ever since the
war. up 10 the time of the commence
ment of the ascendency of Mr.. Goebel.
Mr.. Goebel was incorruptible and resist.
ed the schemes of the railroad. The
railroad realized that if Goebel became
governor it would lose many ques-
tionable privileges it then held. 1t
was the railroad then which made use
of short sighted, hot headed Democrats
to bring about split in the party, and
which has been backing Taylor in his
work since the election. The Courier
Journal charges that Taylor is direct
ly responsible for the murder of Goe-
bel. James Creelman, Of the New
York Journal, corroborates what Wat
terson has to say. He charges that
the whole trouble grows out of the
spirit Of vengeance aroused in corpor-