Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-02
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nounces that he Is for Hill for president
in 1904. He declares that the campaign
will be made along the lines Of those Of
1884 and 1892, when the single issue was
the tariff; that Cleveland will not ac-
cept a fourth nomination under any cir
cumstances; that Hills friends will be-
gin at once to organize the party In his
interest, and that Cleveland will sup
port Hill or any other Democrat nomi-
mated on a platform that is drawn
along the lines of his Tilden CLUB
speech.
Quite a lively tilt was precipitated
in the senate last Friday when Senator
Morgan called up his resolution, intro
duced Thursday, providing for an In
vestigation by the committee on inter-
oceanic canals, to ascertain whether
any claims exist in favor Of citizens OF
he United States against the old or new
Panama company, and whether corrupt
efforts have been made by the United
States to purchase the property OF the
new Panama Canal company. Senator
Morgan declared he wanted to know
whether the lobby that has been hang
ing about the Capitol so thick that you
can cut it with a knife is to get any OF
the s40,OOO,OOO appropriation provided
for in the Spooner bill. Senators Spoon
er and Hanna vigorously opposed the
resolution, the latter resenting with
some feeling the insinuation carried in
the resolution. The resolution went to
the calendar.
Says a Dallas Tex. dispatch Of Sat
urday: The long drought prevailing in
Texas was quite generally relieved to-
day. Heavy rains are reported from
Dallas south to the gulf and many Sec
tions north, east and west have received
portions of the downpour. The corn
crop is said to be beyond redemption.
but cotton will be saved. There was
considerable alarm for the safety or
Galveston through the day, as severe
gale was raging there early this morn
ing and telegraph communication was
entirely interrupted during the day. 1t
was learned, however, that no damage
has been sustained and the water was
but slightly above normal. At Houston
a high wind and heavy rain fell during
the day. Trees were uprooted and
street car traffic suspended in portion
of the city, but no serious damage is re-
ported. At Grand Saline the gale was
very strong and the water broke over
the river banks. No great damage is
reported from there.
Kansas City Star: THE largest cot
ton mill in the world Is to be built
within twenty miles Of Kansas City.
Ten million dollars is to be invested.
s3.100,0O0 OF which has already been
subscribed by eastern and western men.
w. B. Smith Whaley, president Of the
Olympia and CRANKY cotton mills of
Columbia, S. c.. Is to be president and
general manager Of the enterprise. The
mill will have 100000 spindles and 1900
looms. It will employ 1000 operatives
and have a pay roll of s2,450.000 year.
The capacity of the mill will be 10000
bales of cotton year, with an output
OF 75000,000 pounds of finished cloth.
The value Of the annual output will, 1t
is estimated, amount to twelve and
three-quarter million dollars. The mil.
will be revolutionary in it's construc-
tion. Electricity will be used as the
motive power and several new devices
will be installed. There will be four
mill buildings. covering an aggregate
Of 1000 acres of ground"
Charlotte Observer: 1t is gratifying
that the senate incorporated in the gen.
eral deficiency bill, which it passed on
Thursday, appropriations of $5OO,OOO
and s160, 900 to the Buffalo and Charles
ton expositions, respectively, to enable
them to pay their debts, but this is
pleasure derived from wrong. and we
Of the south who are in the habit OF
constituting the constitution strictly,
would doubtless sing another song but
for Charleston's interest in the appro-
priation. Such donations Of public mon
ey cannot be justified under the gene
raj welfare" clause or any other prov1s-
ion of the constitution. Senator Bailey,
Of Texas, said rightly that 1t was
STOSS Va PeciAN AAAN>S'
and Senator Hale, Of Maine, did we'll to
express the hope that mot again in a
generation would the government ex-
tend financial aid to exposition enter
prises." There is no more reason why
IL should do so than why 1t should
appropriate money to state or county
fairs, to public libraries or public hos
pitals-nor half so much. The whole
business is wrong and ought to be stop
ped.
Admiral Dewey has been giving
some very interesting testimony before
the senate committee on the Philip
pines. 1t is to the effect that he took
Aguinaldo to Manila merely as guide,
and made no promise of any kind to
him. It was but q short time after he
turned Aguinaldo loose until that gen.
tleman had begun to collect loot by
force, robbing everybody who came IN
his path of all kinds Of property. The
admiral says he knew that Aguinaldo
was a grand rascal, and that he was
not at all surprised at developments.
He denies that Aguinaldo was prompted
in the least degree by patriotism; but
says that here is no question of the
fact that the only incentive of the Fill
ipino was loot. At first the admiral had
no motive in restraining Agunaldo, for
. then it was a matter Of war. Later on
when restraint became desirable, it was
not practicable for the reason that the