Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-29

mission business. Last Tuesday he
was married to Miss Pelky, who is
said to be worth 100000 in her own
right.
Here it is again: "The report
that the Mississippi floods would cut
off the crop 100000 bales has," says
the Atlanta Journal, "caused much
heavier planting than usual in other
localities, especially in Texas, where a
100000 bale crop is not improbable.
The cotton acreage of Georgia has also
been considerably increased, against
the advice of the Cotton Growers as
sociation, and in defiance of the die
tates of the past experience with large
crops. The press of the state has per-
sistently warned the farmers not to go
in too heavily on cotton, and to make
sure of raising their own supplies; !;
but these counsels appear to have had
little effect. Estimates of the cotton
crop are vet of no value, but it is safe
to say that with favorable seasons it
will far exceed the crop of last year.
If it does low price for cotton will
be inevitable.
- Representatives of practically all
of the tobacco manufacturers in the
United States, with the exception of
cigar manufacturers, met IN Washing
ton last Wednesday to protest against
the proposed advance of cents a
pound in the tax on tobacco contem-
plated in the senate amendment to the
tariff bill. There were present and
represented about $50 manufacturers.
The total tobacco output, exclusive of
cigars, of the United States, is about
$3OO,OOO,OOO annually, and of this
amount over S25O,0O0,0O0 was repre-
sented. General E. McAlpin, of New
York, was chairman, and T. E. Allen,
secretary. Resolutions were unani-
mously adopted which briefly cite the
injury inflicted upon the trade by the
frequent changes of the tax rate and
protest against the adoption of the
senate amendment. The meeting ad-
journed to present the resolutions at
the Capitol.
- Writing from River Bend, Ala, to
the Atlanta Constitution, Mr.. P. W..
Wallace says: Some time since, l
read an article in The Constitution in
which mention was made of the battle
of Kings Mountain, and the hanging
of some Tories. / am satisfied l have
the best history of those events of any
one living. l am now IS years old,
and was raised by my grandfather,
John Wallace, who was wounded in
the hand in said battle, and carried the
scar to his grave and died at my home
in 1S47, in his S9th year. I have heard
him describe the battle ground and the
plan of attack so accurately / have
often thought 1 could identify the very
spot. I have often heard him describe
the hanging Of Tories. Nine were
hung on the same gallows. They were
hung in the night. One of them was
a preacher. He sung and prayed un-
der the gallows. have in my posses
sion a powder horn that was picked up
on the battle-ground of Kings Noun
tain by my grandfather. He gave it
to me and am proud of it, and proud
that no Tory blood runs in my veins.
The governments weekly crop re-
port issued from Washington last
Tuesday says: Cotton has expert
enced general Improvement in Texas
and has made rapid advancement over
the southern part of the state, where
squares and bolls are forming. A de-
cided Improvement is also reported
from Alabama, with favorable reports
from Arkansas and Georgia. Cool
nights have proved injurious in Ten
nessee, and but slight improvement is
reported in Louisiana, where the plant
is sickly and is being injured by lice.
While cool nights have unfavorably
affected the crop in Mississippi, it
shows improvement. In the Carolinas
the plant is small, but healthy. In
Indiana and Ohio, where corn planting
has been much retarded, rapid pro-
gress in planting has been made dur
ing the week. Planting is well ad-
vanced in Michigan and continues in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Da-
kota. Cultivation has begun in south
ern Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska, where
planting is practically completed.
Considerable replanting is necessary in
Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky
and portions of Kansas, owing to poor
stands. Cool nights have proved un-
favorable in the Ohio valley. Tennes'
see and east gulf states.
Here is what GEL Diaro de la Ma
rina," the leading newspaper of Hava-
ma has to say about the attitude OF
the United States toward Spain on
Cuban question: ave sec in the
American newspapers evidence that
there are certain socialists in the
United States not sufficiently alive to
the importance of advice, Don't mon
key with the lions tall These classes
are remarkable for the eagerness with
which they invade jurisdiction in af-
fairs which like the Cuban war, are
exclusively the affairs of Spain. The
persistence with which they recognize
the belligerency of the insurgents is
crazy and ridiculous. The important
conservative interests of the United
St,tac cbonl3 pot fnr0at that the Da-