Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-16
Scraps aud fatts.

a tract Of 350,000 acres In Cuba. The
company is known as the George W.
Ireland company, with headquarters In
Philadelphia, and it will begin the cul-
ture of cotton in Santiago province
between Santiago De Cuba and Man.
zanillo. Four millions of dollars will
be spent in improvements and the cot
ton will be ginned and manufactured
on the plantation.
AN investigation made by the con-
stabulary to clear up the facts in the
killing of Cebu coaching party of four
school teachers, says Manila dispatch,
shows that the party was ambushed
twelve miles from Cebu. Two teach
ers were shot and killed at the first
volley, a third, who ran, was shot In
the back, and a fourth, who was cap
tured, was shot in the chest while he
was praying for mercy. 1t is supposed
that the fourth man was buried alive,
as his wound was slight, and proba-
bly, would not have caused his death.
Dogs dug up two Of the bodies and de-
voured the flesh. 1t is believed that
sufficient evidence has been secured to
convict all the participants in the
crime.
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson
thinks that the United States navy
should be the largest in the world. He
says: 1.-THE reason why our navy should
be enlarged is that our country has be-
come a great world power, and Is des-
tined to become the greatest Of all the
world powers. I believe this so thor
oughly that I have one lecture devoted
entirely to the development Of this
statement; and it is plain that to full
fill the duties Of the position we must
have a larger navy than any other ma
ton. AS I meet the people, the plan
am advocating Is this: In making the
appropriations for the navy, let there
be a regular increase Of $5,O0O.00O over
each previous appropriation. This
would enable us to outstrip Great Brit
ain by 1890"
The supreme court Of Canada has
ordered the release Of Colonel John F.
Gaynor and Captain Benjamin d.
Greene, who were arrested in Canada
some months ago, pending extraditfon
proceedings. Greene and Gaynor are
charged with swindling the United
States government in connection with
the Savannah river improvements.
They jumped their bonds and escaped
to Canada. After which they were ar
rested. Then there was commenced
long legal fight, and as the result OF
this fight, the Canadian court has or
dered the release of the fugitives on ac-
count of certain technical defects in
the warrants under which they were
arrested. The understanding is that as
the result of the decision, Greene and
Gaynor are now free to go and come as
they will in Canada, and that they cam
not again be arrested for extradition.
Senator Hanna addressed an audi
dience of 10000 persons at Chautauqua,
last week on the subject Of Capital and
Labor. He said: LAS long as labor was
in a situation that it must submit it
did so, but in the twentieth. century,
when thinking men began to think Sc
riously upon this question, they made
up their minds that they must give
consideration to the fact that the la
boring man is entitled to a greater
share of the products of industry than
he has enjoyed in the past. We must
give them q larger share Of the profits
of industry which they helped to Gre
ate. We must forget the idea that
there are any classes in our govern
ment; we must forget that there Is any
difference between the man who labors
with his hands and the man who laDors
with his brain. We must strive to
bring the different factions together
upon the ground that both sides want
to do what is right 1t is fact that
more than so per cent. Of the strikes
in this country have been settled in
favor of the laborers. We must con-
cede, then, that they are right in the
majority Of cases and that capital Is
wrong"
The Venezuelan revolutionists nave
been making considerable headway re-
Gently, and foreign governments are
rushing warships to the coast to pro-
tect their interests. A delayed cable
gram tells of a terrible assault on Bar
celona that was commenced on Sun
day, August 3, and kept up day and
night until the following Wednesday,
when the revolutionists entered the
city. At midnight on Thursday, two
thirds of the city was in the power of
the revolutionists. On Friday the gov
ernment strongholds were carried and
the last survivors of the government
officers tried to escape by the river to
the sea, but, failing in this. they made
one last stand, after which, at noon on
Friday, they surrendered to the revo-
lutionary commanders, Generals Pla-
tero, Francisco and Monagas. Among
those taken prisoners are Martin Mir
cano, president of the state Of BARGE
Iona and commander of the govern
ment troops, eight generals and %
colonels. The gunboats had num-
bered 167. All houses in the city were
sacked, and in some instances inoffen-
sive women and children were mall
treated and killed. Stores were pillag-
ef especially those belonging to for
eigners, and the French cable office
was robbed. The indications are that
the revolutionists are now in practical
command of the situation.
Washington Star: Years of exper-
iment, or thought and of research and