Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
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ropean troops have been giving them
selves over to pillage and abuse of the
Chinese, the Americans have been pre-
serving order and abstaining from
robbery. The Chinese fear that if the
American troops should be withdrawn
the Europeans will loot and abuse
without restraint. The American
troops have the good will and regard
OF the Chinese: but this cannot be
said of any of the European troops.
The steamboat men on the Ohio rlV-
.er are having a tough time of it during
the flood. The swollen stream, extend
ing, as it does, far out of its banks on
either side, SubmerSes the lower por-
tions of the houses of many farmers
The steamboats, passing along the river
create heavy swelis, and boat passing
too near a house, causes the danger OF
lifting that house from it's foundations.
The boats have to land at different
places, and to get to land, they have to
pass houses. For days past the house
owners have been standing guard in
their partly submerged homes warning
the stamboats to keep away. The
steamer keystone State tried to land at
Parkersburg, West Virginia, last We'd
nesday, and came near the house OF w.
T. Cole. Cole warned the captain to
keep off: but the captain paid no at
tention and Cole began firing, shooting
w. T. Terry, a carpenter, through the
heart and killing him instantly.
Says a Topeka, Kansas, special of
April 20: The judge of the district
court, when he visits Hiawatha, the
county seat of Brown county, on Mon
day, will find no criminal cases on the
docket. Heretofore, from 20 to 40 OF
these cases are tried at every term. In
January a great religious revival was
held at Hiawatha and 600 persons We're
converted. Since that time no dances
have been held, two shows have been
frozen out and the police Judge has
only had three trials in as many
months Hiawatha is town of 5000
people. There is no place in the town
where liquors are kept for sale. Drug
giSt Smith, who had been selling whis-
ky and beer contrary to law for a doz-
en- years, was one Of the first to be
converted. He fixed an hour when he
would publicly destroy all the liquors
III his store. Several barrels of whis-
ky, a half dozen cases of beer and 9TH
er liquors were turned into the gutter,
after which Smith led in prayer and
song service.
1t has been determined, says a
regular standing army to approximate
ly $4,000 men and to leave it at that
number unless conditions in the Phil
ippines should make more troops nee
eSSary. The president and Secretary
Root reached this conclusion last Tues
day and the details will be worked
out by the secretary and General
Miles. The number of officers appoint
ed will be as originally contemplated.
The artillery corps will be increased to
its full strength of $4,000 men. Some
time ago it was announced that the
companies of cavalry would contain
IS instead of so enlisted men. and it is
expected the infantry companies will
also be reduced to bring the total to
the figures agreed upon. It has not yet
been determined what proportion of the
troops shall be stationed in the Phil
ippines, although it is known that a
large force will be required there for
some time.
Charlotte Observer: A dispatch in
this mornings issue of this paper gives,
upon the authority of the director Of
the China Inland Mission, the infor-
nation that the total number of for
eign missionaries killed during the re-
cent disturbances in China, including
children. was 1856. Of these % adults
and s children were Americans. These
figures. while they tell story Of butch
cry that is revolving, cannot but carry
the thought to fair minded men that in
the matter Of taking human life China
is much more greatly sinned against
than SHINING. Without any figures
whatever before us, We venture the as
Sertion that for these 1S6 missionaries
and children and for the very large
number Of native Chinese killed by the
yellow devils" at least 100 times that
number of the latter have been ushered
into eternity by the armies of the
allies. The figures given out in the dis
patch quoted certainly fail to show the
Boxers to have been as bloodthirsty
as the armies or the nations of Chris
tendon.
Atlanta Journal: For centuries
Great Britain was considered the cred
itor nation of the world and in fact
was so. Whenever a great enterprise
anywhere sought financial support, it's
projectors went to London for it, 9th
er governments. even the proudest of
them, looked TO British Investors as
their best reliance for the floating of
bonds. Great Britain has lost that pre-
eminence and it has been won by the
United States. There is more money in
this country than in any other; more
actually invested and more ready for
investment. Several foreign govern
ments have recently borrowed money in
the United States. which until recent
period were claSSed as debtor nation.
Twice during the last twelve months
Great Britain has come to US for cash
in great quantities 1t is announced
that one-siXth of the new British loan
was placed in the United States and
that probably Great Britain will soon
be borrowing more of us. It seems that
we are the people.
The people Of Alabama voted We'd
nesday on the proposition to call con-
vention to assemble in Montgomery on
May y to adapt the state constitution
to the needs of the present day. An
exceedingly light vote was polled all
through the state, and the returns in
dicate that perhaps five-siXths of the
counties voted in favor of a convention
being held. The principal reforms
which the convention has in view are
suffrage, the courts. the terms of pub
lie officers and the abolishment of SO
much local legislation. No definite pro-
gramme has been mapped out and the
convention will necessarily be in ses-
SionS some days before the drift of SEN
timent can be arrived at. There was
much apathy in the state during the
campaign. The Democratic state COM
mittee sent out speakers but nowhere
were the people greatly enthused
There was no organization against the
issue, the opposition being simply dis
inclination to go to the polls. At Wed
neSdaV'S election 55 DELEGATES from the