Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-08

to any true F1l1plnOS WHO Sloulu ue
employed by the Americans, ordered
that they be permitted to continue their
work in order that they might be use
full in furnishing information Of Amer
lean plans and aiding in secret upris-
ings.
1.-THE war department Is arranging
TO send the transport Lawton to Nome
City, Alaska, for the purpose Of bring
ing back the destitute American c1t1-
zens at that place. Reports received at
the war apartment indicate that there
are a great many men who have been
unable to make STRIKE" and that
unless the government takes the matter
in hand great suffering and starvation
is likely to result. A report from Capt.
Tuttle, of the revenue cutter Bear, says
that a cruise along the Alaskan coast
and islands, shows that the natives
are in a pitiful condition. Many OF
them have died, great numbers are
sick with measles and pneumonia, and
starvation also threatens. Some relief
has been afforded, but the destitut1on
is worse than at any time within 5O
years. Further relief will be extended.
Philadelphia Record: General Nell
son A. Miles says of the Chinese situa-
ton: Il believe it possible that the con-
flicting interests of the powers will
bring on a general war involving all
the civilized powers in the greatest
war Of modern times. The greatest
danger arises from the chance that
some of the powers will attempt the
dismemberment Of the Chinese empire
would this country fight?" he was
asked ''I believe it would have sutt1-
cient cause to fight" said General
Miles. $50 far as can see the most
hopeful indication is the chance that
Russia and the United States will agree
to act together. There is to my mind
every reason to believe that Russia is
acting in good faith. Russia has more
to gain from the preserving Of the in
tegrity of the Chinese empire than she
has from the policy of disruption. She
has spent vast sums of money In con-
structing the trans-Siberian railway,
the greatest enterprise of modern
times"
BY a trite little joke sprung with
cool but effective defamation, VIM. j.
Bryan, on Monday, arrested stampede
of frantic men and women In the
speakers stand at Electric park, Chi
cago preventing a panic. The Nebras-
kan had just fought his way through
the crowd and had taken his place in
front Of the orators platform when
the overcrowded floor Of the small
stand creaked and began to waver. A
section of the worn floor gave way,
women shrieked in terror and men
tried to jump over the railings upon
the heads of the packed throng at the
rear Of the stand. Hello laughed
Mr.. Bryan, turning a smiling face up
on the scared people. This can't be
Democratic platform. There are no
had planks in that. Come now, stand
still, won't you? If you stand together
where you are you will be all right. If
YOU stampede the thing will fall on
you," and he laughed as if 1t was an
everyday occurrence. His self assur-
ance had a quieting effect upon the
crowd. When the dust cleared away
it was found that few people had
been precipitated into the chamber un-
der the stand; but none was seriously
injured.
THAT the exhibits of Southern pro-
ducts which the Southern railway 1s
now making at the Paris exposition are
attractive and typical of the enterprise
of that progressive system, is fully
shown by the awards, which were CIV
en-. These include two grand prizes,
the highest award given at the eXposl-
ton, and two silver medals. The grand
prizes were given to the Southern rail-
way, one for it's exhibits Of Southern
products in the United States agricul-
tural department, and one for the for
estry annex, probably the most unique
structure in the Paris exposition This
building is of the log cabin style, made
of long, straight, symmetrical yellow
pine logs from along the Southern rail-
way All of it's material is an adver-
tisement of Southern timbers. inside
is the office of the Southern railway,
eight Doric columns Of hard, finely pol
ished Southern wood; the floors OF
Southern pine and as fine as there is in
the exposition; the ceiling and sides
are of more than 10 varieties of South
ern woods: and the walls are hung
with many fine photographs of mining,
manufacturing, numbering and land
scape scenes. For this Photographic
display a silver medal was given, as
we'll as another for a similar display
in the department of social economy.
The Associated Press representa-
tive, says a Shanghai dispatch of
Tuesday, learns from official sources
the facts of the killing of several
American women missionaries. At the
request of the mission board the de-
tails were withheld out of regard for
the feelings of the relatives Of the muir
dered women; but other prominent
Americans who have long antagonized
the policy of sending women to isola-