Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
Straps and faets.

out the vast freight terminals OF the
Illinois Central railroad together with
the immense piles Of merchandise
there assembled. 1t is estimated that
more than twenty thousand bales or
cotton were burned. The full extent
of the losses is not yet known; but
lit cannot be much less than hVe
million dollars.
The Cuban government on last
Friday unveiled a statue to Jose Mart,
the leader Of the uprising OF 1895, ana
commonly regarded as the Washington
of Cuba, The statue is in the centre
of Central Park, the heart Of Havana
and stands on a pedestal that was for
merly occupied by the statue OF queen
Isabella President Palma and Max
imo Gomez were among the conspic-
uous figures at the unveiling. The
principal address of the occasion was
delivered by Horatio Reubens OF New
York, an American who was associated
with Marti, and who contributed much
to the success Of the Cuban revolu-
tion.
Dispatches of the past few days
from the scene of activity around
Mukden indicate the progress OF an
other battle of tremendous proportions
between the Russians and Japanese.
The especial object Of the fighting 1t
seems, Is possession Of the forks OF
the Hun river, about fifty miles be-
low Mukden. The Russians undertook
to establish their left flank at a point
that would ensure control Of the forks
of the river on the breaking up Of the
the advance with counter movement,
and during the past few days there has
been heavy fighting with the advan-
tage in favor Of the Japanese. Snow
was falling at last accounts and the
wind was growing bitter. The indica-
tions were that unless the weather
intervened the fighting would result
in something decisive.
Fire swept the southeastern por-
ton Of Hot Springs, Ark, last Satur-
da" doing immense damage and caus-
ing the known death Of three persons.
The losses are variously estimated at
from one million to two million dollars.
Three charred corpses have been found
among the ruins and, as several per-
sons are reported missing, the death
list may be increased. The identity OF
the victims has not been established.
One of the bodies is supposed to be
that Of a female guest Of the Grand
Central hotel. The fire, which started
at $50 O'Clock in the morning, was
the worst Arkansas has ever exper-
fenced, and in five hours had burned
over an area Of one square mile. Block
after block of residences, business
houses, hotels and other buildings were
swept away and the entire town was
panic stricken, although the fire was
confined to the southern part Of the
city. Street car wires and telegraph
and telephone poles were destroyed
and these services were temporarily
demoraliZed.
Of Feb. 25: Details of the recent
street fighting at Baku show that 80
persons were killed or wounded on
February 20, and that on the following
day the racial bitterness between the
Mussulmans and Armenians reached a
climax. Street murders were inces-
SAINT and firing lasted all day long. AL
together a hundred people were killed
or wounded. Bazaars and shops were
plundered, and as the garrison was in
adequate reinforcements
talions Of infantry with artillery and
two squadrons of Cossacks had to be
called in, and they used their arms to
suppress the outbreak. Further dis
turbances occurred on February %.
The residences of the wealthiest in
habitants were plundered and burned.
The governor traversed all the quar-
ters Of the city exhorting the people to
cease hostilities, and the Armenian and
Mussulman clergy met and embraced
in public and expressed a desire for a
reconciliation OF their peoples. The
rioting was thereupon suspended, but
again broke out on February "a.
& Says a Washington dispatch Of
February "a: At the White House and
at the state department, at the Rus
sian, French, German, British and Ital-
ian embassies and the Japanese lega-
tion today where inquiries were made
regarding the rumors of peace between
Russia and Japan the most positive
statements were made that If either OF
the belligerents were thinking Of
proposing peace, it was a secret secure
ly locked in the foreign office at st.
Petersburg or at Toxic. The president
has heard absolutely nothing of an
ayowed intention on the part of Russia
or Japan to sue for peace at this time,
much less of an actual proposal. Sec
retary Hay assured three ambassadors
that while this government continued
ever hopeful for peace and watchful of
the opportunity to be of assistance
whenever assistance might be asked
b" the belligerents, there were no in
dications here that the time for peace
was near. Count Cassini, the Russian
ambassador, said talk of peace was
never more absurd than now. The am
bassador has had positive information
from the very highest officials in st.
Petersburg that the war will be prose-
cuted with increasing vigor 1t is eX-
pected that Gen. Kuropatkin, with the
opening of the spring campaign, will
accomplish much, in view of the REIN
forcements he has received. The en-
peror has every confidence in his mill
tary ability. Count Cassini declared
the peace talk was preparatory to an
attempt to float another Japanese
loan.
Piercing of the Simplon tunnel
through the Alps was completed at
7.20 o'clock last Friday morning, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Condo,
Switzerland. The work was commenc-
ed in 1898. The meeting OF the two
boring parties (Swiss and Italian) was
signalled throughout Switzerland by
ringing of church bells and salutes by
cannon. Many unexpected obstacles