Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-12

in the Hay-Pauncefote treaty that was
Objectionable to the United States.
- Surgeon General Sternburg resum-
ed his duty at the war department on
Monday after an absence Of several
months spent in the Philippines. In
regard to his visit he said: II found the
health condition very satisfactory.
was surprised to find that in the low
lands, which are devoted to rice cul-
ture, there Is comparatively little ma
larial fever. Similar localities in our
own Southern states are very much
more unhealthful. Malarial fevers are
somewhat more prevalent at higher
levels, but the SUBMITS Of the noun
tain ranges are, as rule, quite health
full. Typhoid fever is not as prevalent
as 1t Is in most parts Of the United
States and the mortality from that dis
ease in the Philippines has been much
less than in our camps in the United
States during the Spanish American
war. Dysentery is the most dangerous
disease with which we have to contend.
Pulmony troubles are quite prevalent
in the Philippines and considerable
number Of cases have developed among
our own soldiers"
Says a Manila dispatch, of Thurs
day: A detachment of the Twenty
first company Of Macabebes today en-
countered a large force of insurgents
near Lipa, province of Balangas. Lieu
tenant Beauw, Of the Macabebes, was
killed and one Of the force was wound
ed. The enemy was strongly intrench-
ed. After two hours fighting the
Americans retreated to await rein
forcements. The insurgents numbered
300, were armed with Remington and
Mauser rifles and apparently had plen-
ty Of ammunition. Martin, teacher
at Mauban, was captured by insur-
gents while visiting neighboring
town under an escort of native ponce.
The next day his captors, relenting.
tied him in a hammock and carried
him to a point within a mile OF the
town and released him, saying he was
a on-combatant. The entire force OF
police of Catangan, province of Taya-
bas, numbering II, have been carried
off by insurgents, armed only with
bolos. Presumably the police made
no resistance, though they were we'll
armed with carbines and revolvers.
Says a Pekin cable Of Wednesday:
Prince Ching has written to the minis
ters of the powers requesting a with
drawal from Peking of the foreign bus
mess establishments. He says that
Peking is not treaty port, that for
eign business houses have been Illegal
ly established here and that all such
should be moved to treaty ports. He
desires the ministers to secure their
removal. The ministers have arranged
q meeting at the request Of DR.. Mumm
Won Sshwartzenstein, German minis
teri to endeavor to agree upon Joint
representation to Prince Ching's de-
mand. A controversy regarding the
payment of the Octoroi by foreign mer-
chants appears to have precipitated the
issue. One foreign house doing large
business with the Chinese objected to
the Octoroi, arguing that the goods were
for the use Of the legations. Prince
Ching points out that goods required
by the legations can be ordered by
them from treaty ports and when SO
ordered are not dutiable. The foreign
business community In Peking, al
though small, is important. It's pres
ence Is essential to the comfort and
convenience of the legation and its
members hope their status may now
be definitely settled.
Captain Evan P. Howell, of Attain
ia, called on President Roosevelt at
the White House, Monday, says the At
ia Journal. Much importance Is at
tached to the visit, and Colonel Howell
is reported as having said to the presi-
dent: "Mr. President, you can build up
a Republican party in the south on the
tariff: but not on the Negro. The Ne
gro is a political menace in many parts
of the south and as long as the Repub-
licans coddle the blacks in our section
to the exclusion Of the great economic
questions that divide the parties, just
so long will there be no Republican
party in the south. However, If the
Republican leaders will treat the Ne
gro at the south as they treat him at
the north-that is, let him alone-and
will preach protection to us instead Of
Negro equality, they will build up a
strong and respectable party. I will go
further and say that if they do this and
the Democrats preach absolute free
trade or something else very akin to it,
then the Republicans will build up a
party that will dominate in states like
North and South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama. Our people are beginning
to learn what protection has done for
the manufacturing interests of New
England and the north generally, and
they want to share the benefits of this
system"
A detailed account of the capture of
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary,
by brigands in Turkey, has been re-
ceived. Miss Stone had been holding
her usual summer school for Bible
workers, at Bansko, Macedonia. On
September 8 a party of six students
from the collegiate institute at Samo-
kov, three or four Bulgarian teachers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tsilka, who had spent
several years in America, Mrs. Coshera
and Miss Stone started for Djumiak,
twelve hours travel. At 4.30 O'Clock in
the afternoon, as they were resting in
the mountains, Miss Stone and Mrs