Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02


the rest may accurately be shown as
believing it unwise again to try to win
victory with Bryan as the standard
bearer, even George Fred Williams
having wavered in his devotion.
The search for the kidnappers OF
young Edward Cudahy is still on. The
police are satisfied that Fat Grove is
the man wanted; but Grove is not tc
be found. A new development is the
receipt of another letter from the kid
nappers. The letter was received or
December 22; but was not given OUT te
the press until last Sunday. 1t is In
the same handwriting as the origina
letter demanding the ransom, anC
reads as follows: "Cudahy, II you val
ue the boys life at the price OF bullet
you will withdraw the Reward at once
And let we'll enough alone. if You
Don't do this We will finish the Jot
with a Bullet, If any man whether Gill
ty or Innocent is ever arrested A Bullet
will close the Boys mouth. You VIII
think of this warning when it is TOO
late" Mr.. Cudahy says he does not
propose to withdraw the reward.
The Chinese plenipotentarles' says
a Pekin dispatch of December 80, have
been unexpectedly ordered to sign the
preliminary Joint note, and have noti-
fled the joint ENJOYS to that effect.
The Chinese themselves, were greatly
astonished at receiving the imperial in
structions. Neither Ii Hung Chang nor
Prince Chung had expected success In
persuading the court under ten days.
The emperor's instructions are to agree
fully to the note, but to endeavor to ger
the best terms possible, particularly In
the matter of limiting the nupiber Oh
legation guards and also >ds to the
places where these are t6 be located.
The plenipotentiaries afe instructed to
endeavor to limit the number OF army
posts along the >1ne Of railway to as
few as possible and finally to request
the powersInot to destroy the forts,
but merely to disarm them.
- The United States government has
formally recognized the responsibility
of the mosquito Tor the transmission Of
yellow fever and malarial diseases,
says a Washington dispatch. This fact
is indicated by the issuance Of a gene
Pal order by Major General Wood, at
Havana, directed to post commanders,
,oo;+;no, +bot tho obiof surpeon of the
department of Cuba has reported that
it is now we'll established that malaria,
yellow fever and filial infection are
transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes.
Therefore, the troops are enjoined to
observe carefully two precautions. First,
they are to use mosquito bars in all
barracks, hospitals and field service
whenever practicable; second, they are
u destroy the "wigglers" or young
nlose,itoes by the use of petroleum on
the "a'"s where they breed. Perma-
nent pools puddles are to be filled
up. 10 the o'-ars are to be applied one
ounce of kerosen-to each IS square feet
of water twice meth, which will de.
stroy not only the Yong but the ole
mosquitoes. This does LIT iniure the
drinking water, if drawn l.,n, below
and not dipped out. Protection "a tbus
secured, according to the order, Because
the mosquito does not fly far, see<-
shelter when the wind blows, and thu
each community breeds it's own mos
quitoes.
Says a New York letter of Decem
Der 80: From the doors of the notoriou
Haymarket, New York, as last Sunda.
morning dawned, there emerged fou
young and pretty Salvation Army las
sizes. With no protection save their uni
forms, and their soft-worded greeting
Wont you help buy Christmas din
ner for the poor?" they had spent tn
hours since o'clock the evening befor
mingling with the fallen creatures tina
gather in the dive. No word of insul
had fallen on their ears. They hat
talked with drunken blasphemers, the.
had mingled with drink-eXcited dane
ers, they had approached thugs from
whom even the police shrink, but tn
spirit of Christmas enshrouded then
with a sanctity that ribaldry dared no
penetrate. In the entry way sat sweet
faced Cadet Annie her tambourine out
stretched, and many were the coin
flung into it, though never before hat
an appeal for charity been heard in thu
dive, unless perchance to save from
Potter's field some poor unfortunate
who had paid the wages of sin. Within
the three other lassies circulated among
the revelers. AS loud-voiced Negr'
banjoist sought payment from th'
dancers for his music, Cadet Sarah fol
lowed with her tambourine. The Negro
was passed by and homeless womer
and hardened roughs gave their money
to make poor families happy. Wher
the lassies left their pockets were
weighted down with nearly $780, but
their hearts were light, for many ar
"utcast whom they had hidden to the
feast had promised to come on Christ
mas Day to the Salvation Army bar
racks.
Former Secretary of War Alger has
resurrected the army beef scandal in
an article that he has written for the
North American Review, attacking