Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-27

The Cuban constitution, submitted
to the convention by the central COM
mittee on January 81, was signed by
the members last Thursday. That is.
it was signed by all the members ex-
cept Senor Cisneros, who created
sensation by announcing his stand.
The proposition was to sign the consti-
tuition in duplicate and hand one copy
to the United States, through General
Wood. Senior Cisneros insisted that
Cuba was and is free and independent
and that the United States has nothing
to do with making a constitution for
her. He said he would sign the iocu-
ment as agreed upon, but not In dupli-
cate, and he would not sign until after
he was satisfied that the copy Intended
for the United States had been trans
mitted to that country. He indicated
that he took this position through fear
Of trickery. Otherwise, the copy con-
tanning his signature might be turned
over to General Wood and transmitted
to Washington. He said that he stood
ready to resist the United States
through force Of arms. That he would
never submit to that country's inter-
ference with Cuban affairs.
Senator Morgan, Of the committee
on foreign relations, has made a NIL
nority report upon the resolution de-
claring that the ratification Of the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty Is not a condi-
ton precedent to the construction Of
the Nicaragua canal, and that the
United States should proceed with the
work without regard to the existing
Bulwer agreement. The committee
made an adverse report on the reso-
luton a few days ago and Senator
Morgan controverts the wisdom of
that action. In his views Senator Nor
gan indicates that the adverse report
was made to conform to the views Of
the president. Mr.. Morgan argues
that the president has already outlined
the position of the United States to-
ward the Clayton-Bulwer treaty by ne
gotiating the protocols with Costa Rica
and Nicaragua. 1.-THE president, in
making these agreements in the name
Of the United States," he says, def
nitely disregarded any claim Of right,
that Great Britain could assert that
her consent was necessary to such ac-
tion on his part as president and the
right Of congress to similarly disre-
gard such claims"
An amendment to the constitution
of Texas has been, or is to be, submit
ted to the legislature Of that state to
prevent railroads issuing free passes.
1t is an exceedingly drastic and COM
prehensive amendment, and was rec
commended by the last Democratic state
convention, and virtually made a par
ty measure, being one of the issues in
the campaign for members Of the leg
islature. In discussing the subject re-
Gently Ex-Governor Hogg made this
statement: "The railroads have issued
free passes to nearly every tax assess
or and county commissioner in this
state who must adjust the values Of
their property. They have issued them
to sheriffs, who serve the process Of
law. They have issued them to the
collectors, justices Of the peace. and to
county judges. and to most all other
judges along the line Of their railway
who try cases. I am told they have
issued or rendered to nearly every SEN
ator and representative here from three
to fifteen annual passes EACH" AS
was to be expected there is very
strong lobby at work against the meas
ure and it may be defeated.
The Pacific Mail steamer Rio jan
eric. ran on a hidden rock in a fog
while entering the Golden Gate, at
San Francisco. and went to the bottom
last Friday. The accident was sud-
den and unexpected. The officers real
lied at once that they were face to face
with a frightful calamity. Orders were
issued for the lowering Of the boats
and the work was commenced with all
possible dispatch. The steamer sank
before the boats were manned. Cap
tain Ward did everything possible for
the safety of passengers and crew, but
made no effort to save himself In
stead, after realizing that nothing more
was to be done, he went to his state
room locked himself within and went
down with the ship. There were 234
people on the ship. Of these 20 were
cabin passengers, second cabin; So
steerage and 40 officers and crew. OF
these, a few hours afterward, the re-
ports indicated 70 rescued, 10 bodies
recovered and 145 missing. Among the
missing passengers were Consul Gen.
eral Wildman, wife and children, re-
turning from Hong Kong. The acci-
dent occurred early in the morning,
and a crowd of italian fishermen just
going out to their daily work, assisted
in the rescue Of many who were saved.
Says a Manila dispatch Of Friday:
Thousands Of Filipinos gathered
around the Luneta band pavilion near
the shore this afternoon, and listened
to and applauded American senti-
ments expressed by native and Ameri-
can orators, the occasion being the Gel
ebration Of Washington's birthday. 1t
was the first great gathering under
the auspices of the Federal party. Fill
ipino and American flags fluttered
from the ships in the bay and over
various parts of the assemblage. They
were intertwined on the speakers
stand. The Federalists marched from
various sections, each party following
banner designating it's own locality
and crowded closely about the pavil-
ion, where were seated Governor Gene
raj Macarthur and other generals, the