Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-31
Straps and faets.


develop on the island since the block
ade. The people are dependent for
their food supplies principally on i'm
ported grain, etc., and already the
store that was available when the
blockade was commenced has about
been exhausted. Most of the Cretan
residents of the towns are in the
mountains and their principal food is
roots and herbs. Notwithstanding
their destitute condition, however, the
Cretans are said to be still long way
from yielding to the demand of the
Powers that require them to cease
their resistance to Turkish rule.
They are said to be holding out with
wonderful heroism, and the ruling sem
timent throughout the entire Chris
tian population is said to be "union
with Greece or DEATH"
When President Mckinley first
entered the White House, he dispensed
with the detectives and guards which
had been employed there under direc-
ton of President Cleveland, and then
went on to allow the public free ad-
mission. The change has been greatly
applauded in the newspapers but now
it is reported that Mr.. Mckinley is
rapidly breaking down, physically, and
it is thought that with the constant
stream of hungry Office seekers that
he is being forced to entertain during
each day, he has reason to think that,
perhaps, after all, Mr.. Cleveland was
at least partly right in holding himself
so exclusive. With nothing but petit
tions and endorsements from morning
till night, and practically no time in
which to attend to the more important
affairs of state, the probability is that
it will not be great while until MIR.
Mckinley will be grateful to some
Thurber who might prove equal TO
the task of keeping out the crowds.
- President Chauncy F. Black, of
the National Association of Democrat
ic clubs, has announced the executive
committee of the association. In con-
nection with the announcement, he
takes occasion to say that William l..
Wilson, Henry Watterson, Don M.
Dickinson and John G. Black, formerly
members of this committee, proved
traitors to their party in the recent
campaign. The new committee is as
follows: Benton Mcmillan, Tennes-
see Stephen White, California George
H. Lambert, New Jersey; Edward
Murphy, Jr., New York ; E. Chambers
Smith, North Carolina Lloyd Jackson,
Maryland; C.. c. Richardson, Utah !;
John L. Mitchell, Wisconsin John r.
Mclean, Ohio; Charles j. Faulkner,
West Virginia E. P. Howell, Georgia ;
VIM. J. Stone, Missouri; H. D. Money,
Mississippi; George Fred Williams,
Massachusetts; James c. Dahlman,
Nebraska; James Hogg, Texas; James
Sibley, Pennsylvania. This committee
holds for four years and has practical
control of the vast system of Demo
cratic clubs throughout the country.
1t will hold its first regular meeting in
Washington on April II.
- Secretary Hester's weekly New
Orleans Cotton Exchange statement
shows decrease in the movement into
sight, compared with the seven days
ending this date last year, in round
figures, $4,000 bales. For the six
months and 26 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of
the six months and 26 days Of last year
1,452,OOO. The amount brought into
81 ght during the past week has been
63,315, against 77,Sl3 last year. The
movement since September lst shows
receipts at all United States ports of
6,526,77S bales, against 4,761 ,4S9 last
wear overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to northern
mills and Canada, no, PAT against Ill.,
3O6 last year; interior stocks in excess
of September 1st, 152, ,299, against $685.
600 last year; southern mill takings,
664 1924, against 647,104 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 70, ,249, against 124, ,734 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 5,O56,479, against 3,69O,S45 last
year. Northern mill takings and Can
ada during the last seven days shows
an increase of 12,S3S, compared with
last year. Stocks at seaboard and the
90 leading southern interior centres
have decreased during the week 55,-
95S bales.
- Under date of March %, Willis L.
Moore, chief of the national weather
bureau, has sent out bulletin that is
of especial alarm to the inhabitants Of
the lower Mississippi valley. The bull
letin is as follows: "The crest Of the
flood wave is still at Cairo, which
shows a stationary gauge reading SIG
feet for the past four days. There
is great danger yet to come from the
flood in the region from Helena south
ward to New Orleans. The river will
continue to rise for at least 10 days in
the region from Helena southwark to
Vicksburg, and to rise during longer
period from Vicksburg southward to
New Orleans. If no break occurs
before, levees will be subject to
the greatest strain about April
10th, in southeast Kansas, western
Mississippi and in Louisiana. Should
the levees break the result will be one
of the most disastrous floods ever
known. Weather conditions now in
dicate additional heavy rainfall in the
middle and lower Mississippi valleys
which will materially intensity the
flood conditions. Those living in dis
tricts overfowed in former years
should be on the safe side and trans
fer stock and movable property to
places of known safety while there is