Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
Straps and faets.

Stephen J. Field, of the United States
supreme court, has made formal appli-
cation to President Mckinley to be re-
tired from the bench, under the law
allowing members Of that court to be
retired when 70 years old. The state
ment is made upon the highest author
ity, and also that Attorney General
Joseph McKenna, of California, will
be nominated to succeed him on De-
cember 6, when congress convenes,
FIVE days after the retirement of JUS
tice Field takes effect.
- The escape of Miss Cisneros, the
beautiful Cuban prisoner, from the
Havana prison, was the result of a
piece of enterprise on the part of the
New York Journal. That paper, it
seems, some weeks ago, instructed
Charles Duval, its Cuban correspon-
dent, to secure the escape of Miss
Cisneros, and, provided with plenty
of money, Duval went to work in the
daring manner already described, and
with the help of two companions, was
successful. When the Spanish author
tiles learned of the escape they pa
trolled the ocean between Havana and
Key West with war vessels; but it was
no 20. Miss Cisneros IS now in New
York city the, heroine of the day.
The enterprise and daring of those
New York newspapers is something
wonderful.
- The Daily Dry Goods Record, of
New York says: "Working on those
lines by which such close estimates to
the actual cotton crops of the last two
years were obtained, the figures just
now obtained indicate crop for 1897
SO, which varies from S,953,78 bales
to 9,371 ,532 bales of 500 pounds each.
For the last crop, or 1862, our esti-
mates was 1922, ,901 bales, against g.
7l4,O11 bales as the actual returns,
while the estimates for the previous
year, or 1886 was 7,142,0 900 bales,
compared with 7,162,47S bales. The
closeness of these estimates to the ac-
tual returns has stamped them with
the imprint of correctness, and for the
current crop year our estimate is sub
mitted with a degree of confidence
that, barring unexpected happenings,
the WELD for 1897.98 will not exceed
the maximum figures of 9,371 ,532 bales
of 500 pounds each"
- In an interview on Wednesday, re-
garding what he proposed to do if
elected mayor of Greater New York,
Henry George said: ~ will execute
the excise law according to my inter-
probation of it; but I will tell you
frankly what 1 think about excise. /
think it is an injustice and an absurdi-
ty, and am totally opposed to the
existence of any excise law whatever.
If could, 1 would abolish it, along
with many other laws. If elected
mayor I would enforce the excise Law
Just so far as the letter of it required,
and not step beyond. believe in
the largest possible liberty for the in
dividual. I am Jefferson Democrat
We have too many laws. 1t is one of
our greatest troubles-this mass Of
restrictive legislation. What one does,
as long as it Injuries no one else, is no
one else's business. The moral effect
of my election and also the result of
my administration would powerfully
promote the acceptance of my single
tax doctrine. That can defeat both
Van Wyck and Tracy I do not feel
the slightest doubt. In my opinion,
the issue is solely between Mr.. Low
and myself. think I shall beat him. |"
- According to the report of the
United States Commissioner of Agri-
culture, England imports for annual
consumption S4S,O00,OOO worth of
eggs. New York city and state alone
consumes S4s,0OO,OO0 worth of eggs
and poultry every year. The United
States yearly consumes $500,000,0OO
of eggs and poultry. Canada exports
S30,000,000 of eggs annually. The
egg industry is worth S150,00O, 900
more than all the dairy products of
this nation. The poultry products OF
this country aggregate more in year
than any single crop. Of all the
country's industry the poultry indus.
try is most generally pursued. In 1896
the poultry earnings of the United
States amounted to S290,000,000, be-
ing a greater value by S52,000,000
than our entire wheat crop. Sl05, ,OOO,-
900 greater than our swine brought us,
S30,000,000 more than our cotton crop,
more than three times as great as all
the interests paid on mortgages during
the year, Sll2,000,00O more than we
spend for schools, and yet there are
people who think the hen "small pota-
toes"
- Henry Bratnober, the mining ex-
pert, who is known throughout the
United States from his connection with
the exploration company of London,
has returned from the Klondike. His
mission was to ascertain if al oppor-
tunity presented itself for investment.
He says: II found some very good
placer mines, but not as sensational in
richness as has been reported. In
many cases the claims are compare
lively poor, although almost any of
them will pay wages. Because one