Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-01

lCle. III tndl letter Selletlol Dawn
asserted that Senator German had as
serted to him that he. German. had
never been a candidate for the Demo-
cratic czpresidential nomination and he
;iis" not Hsuch candidate now. Senator
pGpr1m4ian, Gpr1m4ian asserts that while he talked
nwithE Senator Bacon on the subject.
ihelscertainly made no statement that
7Wsp9uld 81 reasonably admit of such
/ eonstrpGtion.
ii y Says IA Washington dispatch of
sMafth 90: General VIM. J. Payne,
Counsel for the Southern railway. a
distinguished Confederate officer and
commander of the famous Black Horse
cavalry at the first battle Of Bull Run,
died at his apartments here today,
aged seventy-three years. He had
been in failing health several years
and his death was due to a general
breakdown. General Payne lived at
Warrenton. Va, and practiced law in
the Virginia courts for many years.
He organized and was the first cap
tain Of the Black Horse cavalry, was
colonel of the fourth Virginia cavalry
and became a brigadier general in 1854.
commanding a brigade under General
Fitzhugh Lee. General Payne was
three times seriously wounded in bat
tie.
between Russia and Japan Of which
there has been any definite report. oc-
CURED on March %. 1t was really not
a very important affair; but it seems
that the Japs, although outnumbered,
got decidedly the best Of it. The
fighting occurred near the town of
Chong Ju, in Korea. Six companies of
Cossacks were scouting near the town.
which unknown to the Russians, was
defended by four companies of Japan
ese. The firing commenced at long
range; but the Japs began to close in
on the Russians, who found it advis-
able to retreat. They made their re-
treat in very good order, they claim,
with three killed and sixteen wounded.
The japanese loss is not known. The
Russians claim. that they were sur
prised that they had no knowledge
of the presence of Japanese force in
the vicinity until after the attack de-
veloped.
There Is much discussion in diplo-
matte official circles of st. Petersburg
the intimation that Great Britain,
through the new French entente. Is
seeking to compose her differences
with Russia. The Novosti, which has
long been the leading exponent Of this
idea, editorially contends that there
is no real conflict of interests and that
nothing but an ingrained mutual dis
trust keeps the two nations apart. The
Novosti proposes European coalition
under the auspices of Russia, France
and Great Britain to combat the 'yel-
low danger" and concludes by urging
the powers to settle the Asiatic prob
lem once and for all by apportioning
territory IF they hesitate now,' says
the article, they will have to do so
sooner or later. Another opportunity
will not occur for a quarter Of CEN
tury, but then they will have to cope
with the united strength Of barbarians,
with vast armies trained in war. The
old triple alliance is tottering, and the
yellow peril gives it death blow. A
new triple alliance becomes a logical
necessity"
Says a Chicago dispatch of March
80: A child's testimony reversed saved
five men today from the gallows. The
result was a striking parallel to the
case in which a fortnight ago Million
aire Peter Van Vlissingen practically
demonstrated that under the police
pressure a boy named WiltraX had
given false testimony leading to the
conviction of the boys father for muir
der. Todays instance of youthful un-
reliability under oath was in the case
Of VIM. Mccarthy, and four Polish
young men on trial for murder, the wit
ness being a little girl, Appollonia
Tarpsta, who gave first direct straight
forward eye witness testimony appar-
emily establishing beyond question the
guilt of the men. and then repudiated
her sworn evidence. In explanation of
the remarkable change Of front, the
child declared that she had been in
structed how to testify by the widow
Of the murdered man. Charges against
the prisoners were withdrawn on the
spot by the states attorney. the five
men Immediately walking out free by
the order of the court.
The postoff1ce department has an
nounced that a special series Of stamps
in five denominations to commemorate
the Louisiana purchase of 1903 and
to be known as the commemorative
series of 1904, would be issued, be-
ginning April 2, for sale to the public
during the term of the exposition from
April 80 to December 1. A supply of
the regular issue of stamps also will
be kept in stock by all postoffices dur
ing this period. The commemorative
stamps will be as follows: One cent.
green, with portrait Of Robert r. Liv-
ingston, United States minister to
France, who conducted the Louisiana
purchase negotiations; two cent. red,
portrait of Thomas Jefferson. president
of the United States at the time Of
the purchase; three cent, purple, por-
trait of James Monroe. special ambas-
sador to France, who. with Livingston,
closed the negotiations for the pur-