Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-12-09

declared. 1t is explained that this
dividend is to be paid out Of a sur
plus that has been accumulating dur
ing the past two years, and the direc-
tors do not hold out any promise that
the payment of dividends will be kept
up even annually.
- The danger from destruction by
tbe flood at Chippewa Falls, Wiscon.
sin, was averted last Friday. The
water found its way under the ice
gorge few miles below the city, and
at once the river began to fall slowly.
The distressed people, of course, were
greatly relieved by the circumstance,
and business generally has been re-
sumed. There is no question, how
ever, that the city has had q very
narrow escape. In another day or two,
the way the thing was going, almost
the entire city would have been swept
away.
- The sports of Catlettsburg, KY,
have arranged a novel amusement for
Christmas. Among the characters of
the neighborhood are Thomas Stevens
and bear cub. Stevens was raised
in the mountains and has had numer-
Gus scrimmages with wild beasts. The
bear cub is 10 months old, and very
vicious. Not long ago Stevens pro-
posed to fight the bear to finish,
armed with only hunting knife, for
$500 a side. The sports took him up,
and will devote the time between now
and Christmas to making the bear as
much more vicious as possible.
Here it is again. The Augusta
Chronicle of last Saturday says ::
Texas cotton planters are taking steps
to bring about reduction of the
cotton acreage throughout the south.
Mr.. J. M. Patterson, corresponding
secretary of the Farmers Club, Thorn
ton, Texas, requests farmers through
out the south to organize farmers
clubs. He solicits correspondence. A
general reduction of the next cotton
crop can be brought about by cooper
alton. If this is done better prices
will prevail. The planters of the
south should raise their own food sup
plies. Cotton will then be certain to
command higher prices. BY making
cotton a surplus crop southern farmers
can become prosperous. In that event
they would become financially inde-
pendent.
- New York city is having as much,
or more, trouble in enforcing what is
known as the Raines liquor law, as
South Carolina has in enforcing the
dispensary law. One of the main
ideas of the Raines law is to restrict
the sale of liquor on Sundays, and to
this end it has been provided that no
liquor shall be sold on Sundays, ex-
cept in hotels of not less than 10
rooms and to bona fide' guests. As
the result, nearly every barkeeper in
the city has managed to have 10
rooms of some kind or other added
to his place of business, so as to come
within the law. So far there have
been 222 acquittals on the charge of
violating the Raines law, and only II
convictions. 1t is estimated that with
in the limits of the city, there are not
less than 1000 places where liquor is
illegally sold.
Following is the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange statement, showing the
crop movement from September to
December 4, 1896: Port receipts
3,SOS, $50 bales, against 2,603, 400 last
year, 3,999,7S1 year before last and
3,O69,2 ,252 for the same time in 1898.
Overland to mills and Canada 423, ,465
bales, against 411,069, 640,645 and
4O1 ,4l6. Interior stocks in excess of
September l, 415,017 bales, against
4S0, ,4S4, 412,117 and 35O,278. South
ern mill takings 302, ,636 bales, against
2S9,616, 279,5S6 and 242,966. Crop
brought into sight during 95 days to
date 4.949, ,44S bales, against 1884,
500, 5,326,129 and 4,063, ,942. Crop
brought into sight for the week 3SS, ,419
bales, against 329,613 for the seven
days ending December 4 last year,
555, ,753 and 4O1 ,S01. Crop brought in
to sight first four days of December
199, ,423 bales, against 200,S6s, 1923, ,SO1
and 236,283. Comparisons in these re-
ports are made up to the corresponding
dates and not to the close of the cor
responding week. Comparisons by
weeks would take in 81 days of the
season last year, SO year before and
80 in 1898.
A Madrid dispatch of Sunday, to
the New York World says: "Great
anxiety is felt by all classes concern
ing what President Cleveland may
say in his message about Cuba and
subsequent action by the American
congress. In official circles this anx-
iety, though suppressed, is even keener
than it is with the Spanish public.
Most of the Spanish conservatives
perceive that many people in Spain
are inclined to believe that if Presi-
dent Cleveland's language is sufficient
ly conciliatory to pave the way for an
understanding between Spain and the
United States for an honorable settle
ment, implying no Infringement of
Spanish sovereignty in Cuba, such
impression will be made on the public
mind and on the court itself, and may
induce Queen Christina to change the
present war and repressive policy in
Cuba for a more liberal one. The
government will allow no demonstra-
ton when the news of the attitude
assumed by America arrives"
- The title of VIM. J. Bryan's book