Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
Scraps aud faets.

tee or the confederate Veterans reun-
lon' mas received a check for 81 ooo
from Robert R. Church. the waa,tb;ast
coiored citizen of Memphis. Church
was porn slave and served as sucb
until emancipation. His subscrintion
is the second largest amount that h. G
thus far been contributed by an ,nd;-
Vldual for the purposes of the Reunion
"A court martial which caused con-
siderable interest has been held at Tien
Isln during the last two weeks. The
men on trial are privates Dickson and
Seamons, of the Fifteenth infantry. If
was published in October that these
men, While on guard duty along the riv-
er, held up several villagers demanding
from 100 to 200 taels for protection. In
some cases their demands were com-
Piled with. They were captured by the
french and handed over to the Ameri-
can authorities. During the trial Dick
son escaped and is still at liberty. Sea-
mons was sentenced to 20 years i'm
prlsonment and Dickson to q years.
ATLANTA Journal: Senator Morgan
mas offered an amendment to the ship
subsidy bill which has received much
commendation. 1t imposes a tax of l
per cent. upon personal incomes
throughout the United States in excess
OF $4,000. This tax is to continue as
long as the proposed ship subsidies:
that is, 20 years. The theory of the
Morgan amendment is that a special
revenue should be raised to meet the
special expense Of the ship subsidy
scheme. A special levy for this purpose
IN the form of an income tax would be
especially appropriate, as wealthy in
terests are to be the beneficiaries of
snip subsidies. These interests and
others which are rich should be called
upon to pay the fiddler. There is no
prospect that the Morgan amendment
will be adopted; but it's introduction
was good thing, because it has help
ed to bring to the public comprehen-
sion more clearly the real nature of the
Hanna-Payne ship subsidy job.
Savannah News: A few weeks ago
some practical joker inserted in a
French newspaper notice to the ef-
feet that the United States govern
ment was prepared to pay $4,000 in
cash and give 160 acres of land to every
white man who would marry an Indian
girl. The notice has stirred the cupidi-
ty CT number Of young Frenchmen,
VINO are writing to the Interior depart
ment at Washington, inquiring to
whom they must apply, and begging
the favor that girls of such and such
height, age and weight be reserved for
them. One anxious young chap. in
deed, fearing that he would lose his op-
portunity to get dusky bride with a
DOT wrote: II consider that I am
morally married to one of them, hay-
ing been so from the time that I ex-
pressed a Willingness to enter into the
alliance"
New York Sun: A correspondent in
India writes that in consequence of the
mission sent by the Dalai Lama of
Imbet, the British government will
PROBABLY soon dispatch an armed mis-
sion to Lhassa from India. General
LUCK, esteemed one Of the best cavalry
officers in the British army, and Gen.
eral Leech have both been at Darjeel,
from where they went on to the from
tier of Thibet to examine the passes.
1t is said that the trade of India with
Thibet needs protection, and that the
influence of the Russian trade must he
counteracted, otherwise British trade
with Thibet will cease as it has in 9TH
er parts Of Central Asia over which
Russian authority has been extended.
Some 10 years ago a British mission
was to have gone to Lhassa, but the
project was abandoned, owing to the
refusal of the Thibetans to admit so
large military force as was to have
composed the escort into their country.
Says a Washington dispatch Of
Tuesday: A motion in the senate yes-
terday by Mr.. McComas to refer the
credentials of Senator-elect Simmons,
OF North Carolina, to a committee.
raised quite storm. Mr.. Cockrell said
the motion should not prevail without
much grave and serious reason being
shown. Mr.. McComas explained his
motion was made upon the request of
the other North Carolina senators, who
were then absent. Later, he said: 1T
is possible that the North Carolina SEN
ators may take some action; but I
simply wanted to protect their rights"
1t was learned, however, that the at
tempt to discredlt the North Carolina
senator's credentials yesterday Is but
the beginning Of fight to be made by
some Of the Republican senators upon
the credentials Of Senators-elect Fos-
ter, of Louisiana; McLaurin, of Missis-
slppi; Tillman, Of South Carolina, and
Simmons, Of North Carolina, senators
from the four states in which Negro
disfranchisement is lawful by constitu-
tional amendment. Senator Bacon and
many other Democrats said that any
effort to reject these credentials would
lead to long and bitter fight.
Says an Anthony, Kansas dispatch
of January 30: Mrs. Carrie Nation was
outdone here today when band of w.
c. T. U. women, headed by Mrs. Sher-
iff, of Danville, Kansas, completely
wrecked the fixtures in four Joints"
smashing plate glass windows and mir
rors right and left and turned gallons
of liquor into the cutters. The women,
who are Of the best families in Antho-
ny, were accompanied by their hus-
bands and sons or brothers. who assur-
ed protection. No arrests were made,
and the band will, it is said, start out
tomorrow on tour Of destruction