Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-19
Semp5 and faets.

estimated that there are 10000 acres
of watermelons in Southwest Georgia.
They are being shipped now at the
rate of 20 or 80 carloads day. This
movement will grow larger and larger
up to about the first Of July, when it
will reach something like 800 or 400
car loads day. The Georgia melon
crop, it is said, will average about one
car to every two acres. If this average
turns out, the total shipment will be
about 5000 carloads. The first car of
Florida melons reached Baltimore on
June 7, having been shipped on June
4. 1t sold for $500.
For the past few years, the obser-
yers of the weather bureau have been
collecting statistics regarding the dam
age done by lightning to life and prop
erty in the United States. Their
result shows the following casualties
and fires in this country for the year
of 1894, as tabulated by Mr.. Alexander
McAdie, of Washington, d. c.: During
the year, 1886 persons were killed and
351 severely injured 268 barns struck
with damage of S407, 500; 55 church
es were struck, damage unknown
261 dwellings and several oil tanks,
factories and elevators, the damage
amounting to not less than 1851 900.
1t may be said in general that the risk
in the country is five times as great as
in the city. With regard to trees, the
oak is most frequent and the beech
less frequently struck.
Reports from Cuba indicate that
the Revolutionists are still making
progress. A force Of Cubans under
General Maceo, few days ago, cap
tured train loaded with 1000
rifles, $4,000 cartridges and $4,000
in money; all belonging to the Span
iards. The Cubans have been success
ful in a number of engagements re-
Gently, and the Spaniards are daily
becoming more discouraged. 1t is
rumored that General Campos, COM
mander of the Spanish troops, intends
to resign and return to Spain. The
Spanish government is endeavoring to
send $4,000 additional troops to Cuba
but Notwithstanding this, thousands of
Cubans who have heretofore remained
neutral, are fastening to join the ranks
of the Revolutionists.
The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Times-Hcrald, hears of a
peculiar argument that is being used
by some Of the Ohio Democrats to
induce Paul ]. Sorg, the millionaire
tobacconist, to run for governor Oh
their ticket. The idea is that if Sorg,
stands aud puts up $4,000 for the
campaign fund, he will get it all back
and more, too, out of the increased
sales of his chewing tobacco. When
the campaign gets warm and the poetic
name of Sorg is known Of all men
throughout the realm of Buckeyedom,
old farmers will step in the grocery
stores and look about for some good
tobacco. The dealer may attempt to
sell them another brand; but they
will squint their eyes and say. ~
guess I'll try some O that ERE Sorg
fine cut" They say that when Sorg
ran for congress the increased sales of
his brands of smoking and chewing
tobacco were sufficient to pay all Of
his campaign expenses, and these were
not small but he was elected.
The 18th annual report of the
Interstate commerce commission has
Just been submitted. The first part of
the report covers the last four months
of the Columbian Exposition, during
which time there was an increased
passenger traffic. The second part
covers a period Of widespread business
depression. The third, commencing
June 80, 1894, when 1872 roads, opera
ting upwards of $4,000 miles of line,
and representing about one-fourth Of
the total railway capitalization, were
in the hands of receivers. The effect
of these conditions is apparent in
nearly all of the figures presented.
The gross earnings of all the roads
show decrease of Sl47 ,390,017, or
about - per cent. as compared with
last year. The total number Of rail-
road employees on June 80, 1894, was
779,60S. \ decrease of 93,994, and
less than any year since 1890. The
total amount of railroad capital re-
ported was $40, ,796,47S,S13. During
the year, 1928 employees were killed
and 31,729 were injured. The num-
Der of casualties show considerable
decrease as compared with the pre-
vious year.
The big silver convention at Mem
.phis has completed its work and ad-
journed. Sibley, Stewart and others,
sought to induce the convention to
organize new silver party, to he made
up Of the silverites in both the old
parties. The proposition did not meet
with much favor at The hands of the
Democratic leaders. All of them
claimed that The only safe course was
to make every reasonable ellort to
secure control of the National Demo
cratic convention, and have free
coinage plank inserted in the Democra-
tic platform. A strong set of resolu-
tions, declaring for the free and unlimi-
ted coinage Of silver at a ratio Of l6 to
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