Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-24
Scraps and fatts.


iail pending a preliminary hearing,
was yesterday released on bond of 81
900. He was arraigned before United
States Commissioner D. G. Maxwell IN
the forenoon and after hearing the
evidence the commissioner placed his
bond at $4,000. Mr.. VIM. Walker, OF
Rutherfordton, father-in-law OF DR..
Bright and Mr.. J. L. Davis, of Char
lotte, signed the bond, and DR.. Bright
was released from custody. He will be
tried at the July term Of the Federal
court.
- The body of Mr.. Prentiss, the
American consul who was killed IN the
st. Pierre disaster, was recovered last
Tuesday by a party of American sail
ors under command of Lieutenant NC
Cormick. Just as the party entered
the town a huge column of smoke and
gas was seen to ascend from the VOL
cano. This was followed by showers
of ashes and a stream of lava. Lieu
tenant Mccormick went to point
where he could best see what was 60
ing on. He saw the lava coming down
the side of the mountain and warned
his men to hurry. The remains of Con-
sui Prentiss had already been placed
in a heavy metallic casket. The sail
ors picked up this casket and hurried
with it to the sea. They maintained
good order and showed no excitement.
A short distance away, a mighty
avalanche Of lava was pouring into the
sea and throwing up clouds OF Kissing
steam. The task was accomplished
without accident.
Says an Augusta dispatch of May
20: A committee from the lockout
operatives Of cotton mills in South
Carolina, who came to Augusta to con-
fer with the mill owners and striking
operatives, announced today that In
their opinion the King Mill men who
struck and brought on the lockout
were not justified in their action. The
South Carolina men tried for some time
to induce the King men to return to
work, but the latter refused, saying
the interference of the lockout opera
tives was an impertinence. Considera-
BILE suffering is reported in South Car
olina among the lockout men, as they
are given no relief by the Textile Un-
ion. National Director HILBERT, who
left Augusta several weeks ago, say
ing he would be gone four days. has
not vet returned. The rations issued
by the strikers commissary are said
to be growing smaller every day, and
it is alleged that no money has been
disbursed as promised. Ten thousand
people are out Of work.
The clerks to members of the house
nave been diligently urging the bill
for the increase of their salaries to
s1,5OO a year instead Of the $1,000 year
they now receive, says a Washington
dispatch. The bill was favorably re-
ported out of committee, and naturally
became very popular. 1t would give
the clerks themselves 5000 year more,
or would enhance the family income
Of members who appoint sons and
daughters as secretaries by just that
sum. The campaign was worked up
carefully and the support of some 2OO
members for the bill was assured. The
argument for the increase is that the
correspondence of members has been
constantly growing in the last few
years, particularly the correspondence
in connection with rural free delivery
routes. Then delegation visited
Speaker Henderson to secure his con-
sent to the consideration of the bill in
the house. They met frost and their
hopes have consequently fallen.
Whether any method of bringing up
the bill without the consent of the
speaker can be found remains to be
seen. It is not likely that he will be
asked again to consent to the larger
compensation.
The transfer of the government Of
Cuba from the United States to the
insular authorities, was made the oc-
casion of an enthusiastic celebration
last Tuesday, May 20. The people of
the whore island have been taking
several weeks off. Over $50,000 was
spent in decorating the streets of
Havana with arches and other appro-
pirate symbols. People began to crowd
into the city on Sunday and Monday
from all parts Of the island and when
the morning Of the twentieth arrived,
there was present the greatest number
of people that Havana has ever known
at one time. All arrangements had
been made for American evacuation.
The final ceremony was commenced
at about 11.20 o'clock at the palace.
transfer that had been prepared by the
war department and reminded the new
government of the obligations that are
impaired by the PLAT amendment" ,"
Senior Palma attached his signature to
the document to transfer as president
Of the republic, after an exchange of
congratulations, and the veteran, Gen.
Gomez, ascended to the roof Of the
palace. He was instantly recognized
and met with great demonstration of
welcome. Gen. Wood himself undid
the halliards from the flagstaff and
lowered the American colors. AS they
fluttered down, the cavalry below
saluted their flag and like an echo of
the cheers that arose, came the distant
boom Of one of the great guns of
Cabanas fortress across the bay. 1t
was followed by another and another,
until As shots had been fired, one for
each state in the Union. AS the first
gun spoke, the flags on Moro Castle