Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-04
Scraps and fafts.

On ner way 10 SdH cFdiiCiSSo. Sie
brings the news that large importa-
tions of arms and ammunition are be-
ing made by Chinese in violation of
the agreement Of the powers. Vessels
disguised as trading boats are going
into the interior laden with war mate
rial. It Is thought these unusual impor-
tations Of fire arms and ammunition
are being made to reform element
which is plotting to overthrow the
Manchurian dynasty. There are many
members Of the reform party In Ha-
waii, and they have contributed liber-
ally for the support Of the agitators
in China.
In accordance with the terms OF
the new militia law recently enacted
by congress, says a Washington dis
patch, the entire citizen soldiery OF the
country is to be supplied the regular
service rifle. The state MALTA organ
izations aggregating approximately
115,000 men, nearly double the number
of the regular army establishment.
They will be furnished their new arms
as rapidly as they can be manufactured
by the national arlaory at Springfield,
Mass. In addition to this the war de-
partment Is installing a plant at the
Rock Island arsenal for the manufac-
ture Of the service rife, though 1t will
be some time before it is ready for
work. The department has on hand
nfr ~ sufficient
almost to equip the militia; but will
rely mainly on the product Of the ar
mories, as the officials prefer not to
draw on the reserve too heavily.
st. Paul, Mimi, dispatch 10 Baltl-
more Sun: The supreme court says
man is supposed to live up to his ad-
vertisements. In the case Of M. Z.
Rettner against the Minnesota Cold
Storage company a verdict OF $sOO
against the defendant company CIV
en- in the district court, was today sus-
tanned by the state supreme court,
Justice Collins writing the opinion.
The plaintiff sued to recover on a lot
of celery stored in defendants plant,
which was spoiled by too high tenn
perature. The defendant insisted there
was no contract with plaintiff as to
Temperature The court holds that
plaintiff had a right to rely on an ad-
vertisement Of defendant guaranteeing
uniform and even temperature" The
court says that plaintiff, in notifying
the defendant that the temperature
was too high, was not guilty OF con-
tributory negligence in leaving the
goods after such notification.
Gen. John Z. Gordon, commanding
the United Confederate veterans, an
nounces that, according to the custom
heretofore in force, which leaves to the
commanding general and the depart
ment commanders the fixing Of the
date of the reunion, the thirteenth an
nual reunion will be held in the city
of New Orleans, La, on May 19, 20, Il
and %, 1903, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, respectively,
those days having been named by our
host as satisfactory. With pride the
commanding general also announces
that 1,490 camps have already Joined
the association, and he hopes that
many more will file applications be-
fore the reunion. He urges veterans
everywhere to get together and form
themselves into camps and send at
once to these headquarters fer organi-
zation papers, so that their aid may
be secured in carrying out the benevo-
lent praiseworthy and patriotic objects
Of our order. ..
New York dispatch Of Sunday: Fire
broke out today in a laboratory on the
second floor of the United States assay
office, which is next door to the sub
treasury, and destroyed a portion Of
the roof and upper story and some ap-
paratus. Chief Assayer Torrey said
that probably the loss on the appara-
tus would not exceed $4,000 and that
the loss on the building would be NOM
inal He thought the business Of the
assay office, which amounted to about
seventy-five assays a day, would not
be interrupted longer than three or
four days. Mr.. Torrey believed that
nitric acid, which is used in testing
bullion, was the cause Of the fire. He
said it might have eaten into the
wooden f1ue, which leads from the glass
basins where the gold and silver bars
are melted and subjected to chemical
action. The flames, which were first
seen in one Of these flues, soon got be-
yond control. An alarm was turned
in and the sixty-five government en-
ployees in the building fastened to
save the millions of treasure in their
care There was about $40,000,000 in
bullion in the vaults and about $780,
900 lying outside in various parts Of
the building. The s1,50O,000 and about
100000 in a melted state, as well as the
books Of account and record, were has
tily locked in the vaults. Then the en-
ployees hurried out Of the building for
their own safety.
AT a mass meeting of representa-
tive colored citizens held in Richmond
last Saturday, the following resolutions
were adopted: Whereas, the public
press has communicated to us a GER
tain speech purporting to have been
made by our friend and townsman,
James H. Hayes, in the city Of Wash
ington, which speech, if true, we re-
gard as being incendiary, and Where
as, the said press published fact states
tnat James w. Hayes was counsel for
the colored people of Virginia. Now,
therefore, as citizens Of Richmond, we
desire to enter our protest and disap-