Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-10

should not be too near dwellings. A
brawny M. D. determined to build his
pig stye near enough to hear his shoat
sing his little evening hymn. The
superior court sustained the town Or
dinance, and the knight of the saddle
bags was fined 500 and had the cost
socked to him. Motion was filed for
an appeal which was granted.
- Secretary Hester's latest statement
of the worlds visible supply of cotton
shows an increase during the week
just closed of 24l, 1926 bales, against an
increase for the same time last year
of 173 ,257, and an increase year before
last of 1OO,626. The total visible is
2,725, ,5S7 bales, against 2,484 1861 last
week and 3,225,211 last year. Of
this, the total of American cotton is
2,54O,5S7, against 1929, 1861 last week
and 1926, ITO last year, and all other
kinds 1876, 900 against 1S5, 900 last week
and 100000 last year. The total
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
an increase, compared with last week,
of 241 ,226 bales and a decrease COM
pared with last year of 499,624.
- The proclamation Of Captain Gen.
eral Blanco to the Spanish army in
Cuba, which will soon be issued, con-
tains the usual eXhortation to the
troops in regard to the maintaining Of
discipline, etc., and adds that property
should be respected, and urges that
the utmost energy be displayed during
the fighting with the enemy until VIC
tory is achieved, after which the SOL
diers are instructed to act with clem-
ency towards the vanquished, taking
care of and curing the wounded pris-
oners, who are to be delivered to the
proper military authorities. Families
needing assistance and unarmed peo-
ple who offer no resistance are to be
taken to the nearest village and are to
receive help during stated time, ac-
cording to orders previously issued.
- The Persian government has issued
the following decree with regard to
the protection of the Hebrews under
the rule of the Shah of Persia "His
Majesty, the King of Kings, has made
known his supreme will by a decree,
and herewith orders that the various
peoples now subjected to His Majesty's
sceptre shall live in peace with one
another. Be it known, therefore, that
the Muslims are hereby directed to
cease the persecution of the Children
of Israel, and not as heretofore COM
pei them to wear any distinctive badge.
1t is the will of the King Of Kings that
all who ili-treat his non-Muslim sub
iects or who seek to establish any
distinctions between them and others,
shall be severely punished. Governors
of provinces are hereby directed to
publish this decree, and to rule their
actions thereby"
- The United States fish commission
steamer Albatross has arrived in San
Francisco from Alaskan waters. The
report of Commander Moser will say
that the Alaskan salmon will disap-
pear if there are no efforts made to
propagate the fish and restock the
waters. This is recognized by the
packers, and some of them are now
maintaining private hatcheries to fill
the streams from which they draw
their supplies. The output of the
Alaska packers was 100000 cases Of
48 pounds each, or 4S, 100000 pounds
of canned salmon. This year there will
be material falling off. 1t is under
stood that Commissioner Brice will ask
congress for enough money to estab-
lish hatcheries and thus keep alive the
salmon in the northern waters. Com
mander Moses reports that many shads
reported in these waters were caught
in the traps of the Alaska canneries
this year.
- The first annual report of Com
missioner of Pensions H. Clay Evans
to the secretary of the interior, was
made last Friday. There were added
to the rolls during the year 5O,101 new
pensioners, and there were restored to
the rolls 3,971 pensioners who had been
previously dropped a total of 54,O72.
Losses were 81, 800 by death, 1,704 by
remarriage Of widows and mothers,
1,143 by legal limitation (minors, q
6S3 for failure to claim pensions for
three years, and $3.50 for other causes
an aggregate or Al, ,122. The whole
number of pensioners on the rolls June
80, 1897, was 976,014. The net gain
over the previous year was 5,336. 1t
will thus be seen that the pension roll
has not yet begun to show any diminu-
ton, though it has been anticipated
by my predecessors in office that such
would be the fact. Seven widows Of
Revolutionary soldiers and nine daugh-
ters of Revolutionary soldiers are still
on the rolls. The amount disbursed
for pensions by the pension agents dur
ing the year was Sl39, 9,799, ,242.12, and
the amount disbursed by treasury set
tlement was Sl50,475.23, total Of
S139, ,949,717. This exceeds the amount
disbursed during the fiscal year 1896
by the sum of 81 ,5S4,4S0
- The Louisville Courier Journal has
come back into the Democratic party.
1t was whipped back. The Courier
Journal, it will be remembered, was at
the head of the Cleyeland goldbug
movement in Kentucky last year. 1t
pursued the same course in the recent
campaign; but the free silver victory
was overwhelming and The Courier
Journal announces its repentance as
follows: "The issue as it was made