Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
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the Engineering Record, there are
no less than forty-six concerns that
manufacture the machinery for max
ing concrete blocks.
The Illinois state Democratic
convention at Peoria last Tuesday
was a turbulent affair. The conven-
ton enthusiastically passed resolu-
ton endorsing Mr.. Bryan for the pres
idency, declaring that the times need
ed a man of his political philoso-
phy," and then Kissed and hooted the
attempts to pass a resolution which
Mr.. Bryan had ordered from London
banishing Roger Sullivan from the
National Democratic Executive COM
mittee by demanding his resignation.
The resolution calling on Sullivan to
resign was laid on the table by a vote
of 1,O3S to $40. During the progress
of the convention a free-for-all fight
broke out between the Bryan and Sui
liyan factions and a force of police
men was required to restore order.
The convention by reclamation nom
mated Miss Caroline Grote for state
superintendent of education. Miss
Grote is the first woman ever nomi-
mated for a state Office in Illinois.
An insurrection began in Havana
province, Cuba, last Monday, when
General Quinton Banderas, the negro
who distinguished himself in the war
for independence, took the field with
a small force. Since Monday insur-
gent leaders have appeared in other
provinces, and the insurrection seems
to be growing to quite formidable
proportions The revolt under the
leadership of Pine Guerra Is the most
threatening against the government
up to the present He has a force OF
about 1000 men. He marched across
the province of Pinar del Rio and en-
camped before the city Of that name'
unfurling a banner bearing the le-
gend: Country in Mourning! viva
the Constitution! Down with the
Government" The government OF
Cuba is doing everything possible to
bring the insurrection to an END.
Should the insurgents prove too for
midable for the Cuban government TO
handle successfully, the United States
government will send troops to the
island to assist in quelling the insur-
rection.
Congress, says a Washington let
ter, thought IL necessary to take ev-
ery means possible TO prevent boys
under age from enlisting, and for this
reason requires naval recruiting OFF,
GERS to see the certificate of birth OF
every candidate for enlistment. very
few native Americans have their GER
tificates of birth where they can be
submitted as evidence Of their age,
and as a result over forty per cent
of the eligible candidates for enlist
ment are now being rejected. 1t Is
said at the navy department that
aliens will have TO be enlisted In
much greater numbers to keep the
enlisted ranks anywhere near the
maximum The department Is doing
its utmost to tempt American boys
to enlist, realizing that many men
will have to be enlisted during the
next few months to provide compile
ments for the new warships, and ar
rangements have been made to place
a biograph outfit on the road to ex-
hibit to young men in the interior
states the interesting features In
sailors life.
THE war department has ordered
the removal of the negro troops sta
TONED at Fort Brown, near Browns
Vile, Texas. For some time there
had been friction between the whites
and the negro soldiers. The whites
would not patronize barber shops pa
tronized by the negro soldiers nor
drink at saloons that would serve ne
groes over their counters. The ne
groes resented this. Recently a ne
gro soldier spoke disrespectfully TO
white woman and the citizens ran all
the soldiers they found off the streets
Later a negro soldier fired a gun on
the street and the bullet went near
some white men. That brought mat
ters to a focus. The whites armed
themselves and served notice to the
negroes that they must not come into
the town. There was more or less
excitement all over the state OF Texas
and companies of state militia asked
to be sent to Brownsville. Represen-
tations were made to the war depart
ment and after due consideration the
authorities decided to send the ne
groes to Fort Reno in Oklahoma.
It is understood, however, that Fort
Brown is to be entirely abandoned.
According to a statement issued
last Monday by Thomas P. Cleaves
and James c. Courts, chief clerks
respectively of the senate and house
committees on appropriations, con-
gress at it's last session appropriated
for the fiscal year 1907 nearly bill
lion dollars. The exact amount is
$S79,5S9,1S5.16, representing an in
crease of $50, 5000 over the sum
appropriated the last session Of the
fifty-eighth congress for 1906. The
largest item is contained in the
appropriation for the postoftice de-
partment, the amount allotted being
Sl91,695,9 ,99S.75, The next largest
sum was given for pensions, the
money appropriated amounting to
S14O,245,5OO, or nearly twice as much
as was allowed for the support of the
army and over forty millions more
than was granted for the naval bill
establishment OF the net increase OF
S59,4O4,55O.20 over 1896, it is stated
$42,447,2OlOS was for the Isthmian
canal, the balance being accounted
for through appropriations for the
carrying out of the meat inspec-
ton law, the continuance of contracts
for river and harbor work, the reor-
ganization of the diplomatic and con-
sular service and the extension OF the
rural free delivery service.
Southern Pines special of August
21 to the Charlotte Observer: Gu
rious ailment has attacked the stock
in this section of the state. Many
horses and hogs have died from 1t.