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SAMOAN COMMISSIONS REPORT.
The Proposition to Abolish tho Kineship
Meets with Favor In Washington.

WASHINGTON. July 31.-The publication Of
the text OF tho Samoan Commissions report
caused considerable establishment at the State
Department. but officials are disposed to re-
gard the premature publicity as q Joke on
themselves. They say that no harm has been
done by the publication. Of1cisl comments
on the attitude Of the commission are hard tJ
obtain. as the Administration does not want to
commit itself about Samoan affairs at this
time. II is understood. however. that the
proposition to abolish the kingship m Gets with
favor. Nearly all the troubles OF the past have
been caused by tribal rivalries arising from
sesson Of the Samoan crown. and Americans,
English and Germans have become involved in
these controversies. to the embarrassment OF
all three nations. To abolish the kingship Is
therefore regarded as the entering wedge to
bringing permanent peace to Samoa
The reference OF the Commissioners to the
good effect that would come from placing
Samoa under the control of one power is re-
garded In official circles as an expression Il
there Is no likelihood that the United states
would consent to relinquish their claim to a
share in the Samoan protectorate to the ad-
vantage OF Great Britain or Germany.
gestion OF the Comm issioners will result in
propositions for an exchange Of territory basel
on granting exclusive privileges to one OF tho
trrartte powers IN Samoa, For example tia
rights in Samoa to Germany on condition that
Germany cede to this country some OF tho
islands OF the Caroline group recently acquired
by purchase from Spain This. however. must
only to illustrate how the proposition OF thu
Samoan Commissioners might be carried out
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Ills dlscreotable to New York, the great
financial and Commercial centre Of this now
unusual" PROSPEROUS country, that it 8 COM
mon s, MS" and S manifest interests are so
Sr"7~i! outrage and misrepresented by tho
political party dminant here and by pre-
tehtious newspapers OF the city, that it
does not tako tG place to which 1t il
entitled as the acknowledged leader OF the
splendid procession OF national prosperity
now moving ahead, but remains behind as
seat OF querulous and captious political
criticism which wouh oppose obstacles to
that progress. A pine impulse to this
Forward movement, OF course, came from
the victory Of the god standard In the
election OF Mr.. Mckinney in 1895, and
obviously tho vital interest Of New York
requires ia" emphatic rcaflrlnation of that
verdict IN 1900 But how has tho Demo-
cratic party md Row hive the Democratic
newspapers ~ Now York proceeded since
II was rnudcroI'
III 1898 the Democratic party in Now
York nominated and elected candidates for
r"n%r"ss not one OF whom declared or
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TRAFFIC ON THE CANALS.
An Estimated Increase of 600, 900 Tons a.
Compared with Last Year.

ALBANY. July 31.-A marked increase in traf-
&c as result OF the operation OF the State
canals. from the opening OF navigation to the
end Of the third week Of July. as compared with
the operations for the same period OF 1893. 10
shown by statistics completed to-day in the
Office Of the State Superintendent OF Public
Works. The canal systsm has been in opera
tion this year about three months. and during
that period. 1.40e.s11 tons have been carried.
in comparison with 1.lo7.e17 during the same
period Of 1893. an increase OF 29S 1914 tons. II
this increase continues for the remaining four
months OF navigation its total will be over 60O.-
90 tons. The total tonnage Of the canals for
Of 100000 tons THIS would make the total
amount this year In the neiGhborhood OF 1000
900 tons. The canals opened two weeks earlier
this year than last. and the boatmen had the
advantage OF carrying about 10000 tons dur
ing that interval. The m ost I'm portant Increase
THIS year Is In shipment OF iron ore. which has
increased from II, 1872 tons during tho first
three months Of 1893 to 81 .239 during the
Same period this year.
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HHREhRD IND TALE
ConcsrninG Their Raght 60 Represent
Americas Collegiate Athistics.


Americas Collegiate Athlstics.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Str: Will you
permit one word more on the subject OF the
recent athletic contest between Oxford Gam
bridge and Harvard Yale 2 In the opinion OF
many Of your readers Harvard and Yale. with
the best Of intentions. have been unable to
avoid misrepresenting this country. Every
body here knows and appreciates their dis
chalmers Of going abroad as American cham
pions. Nevertheless. Europe has 30 REGARDED
them from the outset Even in England. where
some knowledge OF American college sports
ought to exist, this same attitude has been
maintained. Thus. London dispatches have
contained sentiments similar TO the following:
BILE for the games to have been greater success II
Ia. % s To e. eSt of
This being so In England It is not diffcut to
understand the universal opinion on the Con-
tinent that Americas athletis champiops have
Is inevitably misied BY the false. analogy q t6s
position Of Oxford and Cam bridge in England.
higher education In England; 1t is safe TO say
that not one american out Of ten can name any
Cambridge. The athletes OF these two institu-
lions; therefore. really represent English COL
In this country Harvard and Yale are two OF
the six or seven leading universities. and this
he most that cen he said OF them In base
In rowing neither Of them has an ything to COM
pare with the long series Of victories won ny
Cornell. and in track and field athletics both
have been defeated by Penneyivania for three
or four consecutive years. In the intercolle-
glate athletic meet last May Pennsylvania won
81 points. Harvard ~. Yale 22h Harvard and
Yale tog ether won fewer points than did Penn
sylvania. Had Pennsy lvania and Harvard met
Oxford and Cambridge there woul d have been
another story to tell: the Americana would
have swept everything before them and won at
least seven of the nine events.
No wonder that oxford and Cambridge pre-
fer to meet Harvard and Yael But it is less
easy to understand why Harvard and Yale
NIT their love OF sport for sports sake" to
lead them into a position where they misrep-
resent and discredit America I'm the eyes Of
Europe and afford Engishmen so glorious an
opportunity OF e1alting the proves OF British
youth. STARS AND STRIPES.
New YORK. July 81.
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SHE rs sALVArIoN ARMY EDITOR.

Miss Cora l.. Van Eorden Has Not Joined
tho Army. Though, Like Her Sister.
Commander Booth Tucker OF the Salvation
Army contradicted yesterday a current report
that Miss Cora L. Van Norden. the younger
daughter OF Warner Van Nordeu. President az
tho National Bank OF North America. had Joined
tho Army. Miss Van Norden has for some
tim been engaged in an amateur way in hslp-
ing the officials at tho Salvation Army head.
quarters In editing one OF their publications,
called the Young Soldier. the Official organ OF
Mr.. Van Norden's elder daughter. Miss
Emma Van Nord$n. became a member Of the
Salvation Army. giving up all her time 10 her
new work. She 10 now In London.
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A correspondent, who has abundant self

A correspondent, who has abundant SELF
confidence and scant familiarity with the
usages Of roliteness writes to inform us that
the proposition that population presses upon
subsistence and is. the refore. the cause OF in
dustrial distress. poverty and starvation. is IS
pernicious a lie as was ever perpetrated.
Since THE SUN has never advanced the propo-
sitIon thus theoretically condemned. further
than to assert that population tends to increase
faster than the means OF subsistence and thus
inctes every human being to struggle for the
attainment OF those means. we see no justifi-
cation for our correspondents outbreak. nor
for the denunciation OF The SUN with which II
is accom- panied
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Hohe Doesn't speak for the South.

Hoke Smiths deivernnes on the Philippine ques-
ton seems To have pleased nobody except . few
Easterners of the class that traitors and cravena
by inheritance. The anti-expansionists who have
rcd blood IN them can't stomach his proposition
that the American forces be withdrawn by the
kind permission Of Aguinaldo. after helping that
oonee -colored whistle blower to fasten his die
tatorship on the whole archipelago; and as for
Hoke's expressed wish that the insurgents may
whip the Americans until they agree to get out tho
real men among the antis spit that out They can't
endure even the smell of it, His claim that he has
expressed tho sentiment OF the South has brouaht
out general protest from the Southern Anti sxpan
sionst newspapers OF the better class.
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Why!

The following remarks, attributed to the
gallant sailor who commanded the Iowa in
the action at Santiago, are reported in the
Globe Democrat OF st. Louis by its Boston
correspondent:
That battle was fought from start to finish on
sAMpsos's plan. Had tho Admiral failed, who would
have been blAmed2 He succeeded. Then ell praise
belongs to him and should be his They say that he
did not throw bouquets at u.s. That not, what we
were there for. We weren't looking for bouquets
but for Spaniards. and ve got them. That was all
wanted.
Il simply put the Iowa In where her steam would
take her. did not FIRE gun myself but It il for
the man behind the gun. the jscky that handled it,
that care. We were ali OF US in the navy for life.
We knew 1t. We did not care. We knew that the
American people would do us justice. We were not
looking for honors ourselves. but these men will
come home now covered with medals. and our M n,
who were at Santiago. got not medal There is
nothing done for them
The men who will come home now covered
with medals are the heroes Of Manila In
the comparison suggested above there is no
grudging Of the honors bestowed or to be
bestowed upon the men Of DEwEYs feet.
Why is 1t that there are no medals for the
jackies Of SAMPsoN's fleet. no rewards for
the officers and men who won the decisive
naval battle OF the war
Because the partisans Of Rear Admiral
WINFIELD SCOTT ScHLEY determined that
not q man Of Santiago should have his due
until SoRLEY had received more than his
due, and because they were able by in
trigue In the United States Senate and by
combination with the political opponents
Fl Tna ntntr ha
blockade as long as the session lasted.
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To THE EDITOR OF TIE sUs-Str: Mr.. william
Waldorf Aston, who lately abandoned tho United
States Of America. should at once proceed against
the Managers Of the Universal Providers of Pedi-
Rrees OF Queen Victoria street. London, England
for the recovery Of the money paid them for tho
alleged pedigree.
feel sure the Britshers love Of fair play will SEQ
that justice 10 done this new subject OF the Queen
and Empresa. FILIus NuIIIUs.
NEW York July 81
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Mairhusianism Misunderstood,

To THE EprToR OF THE suN-Sir: II. as you state,
the trrepressiblo tendency of the human IL 10
multiply beyond the means OF su bsistence." why do
not reforuers, called. lay particular stress tho
preventive check advocated by Nautilus, instead
of giving the most Of their attention to the evils
which result from the need OF that restraint
to absurdity nearly. If not over . century ago.
though 1t is commonly accepted gospel to-day,
The reason IL only too plain is fact that under
present conditions of society certain portion OF
the worlds population Ia continually pressing and
frequently oversteppne the lirnits OF the Of
subsistence. The remainder of tho population Is
Invisible into two classes-those who have enough
and those who possess varying degrees Of super
fluffy. Seeing this the average concludes that
il cannot be helped.
1t Ia likewise a fact. plainly demonstrate by IN
ferences from other facts and analogy that the total
means of subsistence is far greater than the needs
Of the total populations hence II the latter have
cess to the former none will suffer through want
That portion of the people do not get their share is
due to causes which. for obvious reasons. cannot
here discuss
That good times " mean increase in the popu-
lation 10 true. and that under present conditions
this increase operates to bring return Of the hard
times" 10 beyond doubt but this only proves that
the conditions are wrong we'll o any theory
which declares them to be right.
When the conditions are changed in conformity
with the Golden Rue-a remote possibility-the re-
adjustment will give the Malthusau theory Of popu-
lation ts " hnish" HARRY ". PALMER
WARRINGTON. n. j., July 30.
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Premature Hair Cut.

From the Lonion rally N,W'.
prisoner charged with felony on Wednesday :
Bow Stre't Police Court on his way to Tia. pol ,
station became quite confidential with his capt r
and remarked, " There 10 one thing I am very sor y
for" what ia that2' said his cAptor expecting .
hear confession. Il had my HAIR cut last nigh"
said tn prisoner, in detected tone. " might have
saved that thrsepencs. It's IKE my luck"
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A Free-for-AH Discussion of Trusts at the
St. Louis Conference.

AUSTIN. Tex. July 31.-It is the present in-
tention OF Gov. Sayers and the other promoters
OF the antitrust conference Of Governors and
Attorney Generals. to be held In st. Louis on
Sept. 20. to have no set programme for the
meeting 1t will be freS-for-all discussion
on the subject Of trusts. Te1ass now ANTI
Trust law will be laid before the meeting AMI
an effort m AIDE to secure it's Endorsement ~
the representatives OF other States present.
Letters approving the antitrust movement
were to-day received from Attorney General
Bishop Of Utah. q ", Pickle OF Tennessee and
J. A. Tanorsdel OF Wyoming.
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Misplaced Magniiicence.

An Indian Rajah 10 reported to have ordered a
bicycle which is coated IN every part-frame spokes
and rims-wth gold. 1t is further to he studded
promiscuonsiy with precious gems. aud even the
saddle Is to be ornAmsnted with rubiss and tur-
quoises. This 10 what 10 meant by the seats of tho
Mighty.
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Mr.. Palmer evidently has never read Thomas
Mathus's essay on population. but has got his
knowledge OF Malthusianism at second hand
and incorrectly. The only preventive advo-
Gated by Nautilus" is moral self-restraint from
parentage. and that preventive Is still rec
commended by sensible people. Nor was the
Malthusian theory Of population reduced to
absurdity nearly II not over a century ago"
The essay expounding it was first published In
17DS. and its fundamental principle. that the
tendency OF population is to increase beyond
the means OF subsistence. was certainly not
Immediately shown to be absurd. nor has 1t
since ever been shown to be 80. All that NAL
thus contended for has. on the contrary been
confirmed by experience.
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our frsndi ,Oho faror tcih -ransierfpb for pub
keaton 1h 10 hare rejected articles returned, sv pssst
all cases send Stamps for that purpo,.
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PAsls- Kiosque No. 2, near Grand Hotel. and
Kiosqso No. 10. Boulevard des Capneines,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Mr.. ]. P. White reports four-legged
chicken of the Barred Plymouth Rock
strain, hatched last Saturday. The
chicken is alive and lively.
The congregation of the Church of
the Good Shepherd has determined to
remodel the church building inside and
out. The Easter offering last Sunday
will be devoted to the purpose. 1t
amounted to about S160.
Mr.. T. w. Speck is now quartered
in his new store room in the Kuyken.
dal building. All within very few
days he has developed his establish
ment into one of the handsomest jew
elry stores that Yorkville has boasted
up to the present time.
There were no auction sales by the
sheriff or clerk last Monday, salesday,
for April. The only sale advertised
was in the case of Kelly Inman against
Lewis Tigler. 1t developed at the
last moment, that, as the result of an
oversight, a mistake had been made.
The property should be sold by the
sheriff instead of the clerk. 1t will
have to be re-advertised.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
PLANTING TIME.

In a talk with the reporter few
days ago, Mr.. ]. D. Gauldin, who Is
superintendent of the County Home,
and good, allrouud farmer, bewailed
the unfavorable seasons that have OBJ.
tanned for so many months but took
encouragement in rejecting on some
things that he remembered in the past.
II remember one year." he said,
"wben the people did not plant until a
great deal later than this. 1t was in
April, 1865. You see, 1 remember
that year very well. We were up in
Virginia, around Richmond, Petersburg
and other places, and did not get home
until late in the spring. Well, that
year the Farises and others over on
Catawba river, did not get any planting
done until the 18th of May, and they
made bigger crops that year than they
have made any year since.
"But then" Mr.. Gauldin continued,
"tbe old people did not think of plant.
ing as early as we plant now. My
grandfather used to make it rule not
to plant corn until the hickory leaves
were as large as squirrels feet, and
before he planted cotton he waited un-
til the dogwood blossoms were in full
bloom"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

THE ENQUIRER is in receipt of an
elaborate pamphlet recently prepared
by the Department of Agriculture and
protesting to give "The Cost of Cotton
Production in the South" The infor-
nation in the pamphlet is derived from
reports from individuals in all the cot
ton-growing counties for 1896. These
reports include from l to 25 reports
from each county. From York coun-
ty there were five reports, and the re-
suit figured out is as follows: "Rent OF
land, $2.7O an acre; blowing, S2.55
seeds, 81 cents; planting seed, lS
cents; fertilizers, s2.4o; distributing
fertilizers, 10 cents; chopping and hoe
ing, SO cents, picking, 1915; ginning
and pressing, 70 cents; bagging and
ties, 73 cents; marketing, 10 cents ;
repairing implements, 81 cents; other
expenses, 40 cents; making a total
cost per acre of Sl5.S4. The average
yield is put down at 295 pounds of
lint, worth 695 pound 20.6 bushels
of seed, worth 1874 cents bushel. A
total return of S23.17 per acre and a
net profit of 1888. The average cost
of producing pound of cotton in York
county in 1896, according to the figures,
was 4.43 cents. We do not care to
make any comments on the matter,
for the reason that we do not know
anything about it. Those who have
more information may take the facts
as stated and prove or disprove them
by their own calculations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
Che Itorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1899.

- Several of our exchanges refer to
the train rocking case that occurred in
York county recently, emphasize the
enormity of the offense, commend
the officers for their promptness in
making the arrest, suggest that il
the accused is convicted it is to be
hoped that the punishment will fit the
crime. As to just what is best to do
about this train rocking business is
very difficult to determine. That the
act of train rocking in itself shows an
almost murderous disregard of the
safety of others, there is no question ;
but at the same time, it is almost in
conceivable that a sane individual
could be guilty of such crime. How
ever, there is no reason to fear that
the court will not be able to handle
the matter properly. If the evidence
sufficient for a conviction is developed,
the court will, no doubt, see to it
that the punishment will be all that
the offense seems to require.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05

after the resurrection to contempora-
ry Christians, old enough to know, of
their own knowledge, all the import
ant events of that day, and showed
the absurdity of the idea Of man of
such learning and character referring
in such a matter of course way to
such mighty event as this, if, in real
ity, there bad been any doubt about
such an occurrence. Other arguments,
equally logical were presented; but
the congregation was not asked to ac-
cept any proposition on faith. The
case was made out with sufficient
clearness to warrant the desired ver-
dict from a petit jury, sworn to declare
only in accordance with facts presen.
ted.
Rev. A. N. Brunson, pastor of Trim
ity church, also preached on the resur-
rection. His sermon was purely Scrip
tural. He showed how the coming OF
a Savior bad been promised ages be-
fore, how that Savior came, and proved
by his daily walks and conversation
that he was really the Christ, and how
living witnesses testified TO the resur-
reclion. The sermon was carefully
prepared, thoughtful aud instructive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
CAMP. MICAH JENKINS.

A meeting of the members of Camp
Micah Jenkins, U. G. ", was held in
the courthouse last Monday, pursuant
to call, for the purpose of taking steps
with regard to the Charleston reunion.
Judge Witherspoon, mem ber of the
general executive committee of the
reunion, explained what had been
done toward the raising of funds in
this county, and made an urgent rep
resentation in behalf of further sub
scriptions from different sections. He
thought it Was privilege, as we'll as a
duty, for the entire state to assist in
the entertainment of the veterans from
all over the south. On the strength of
Judge Witherspoon's remarks, the
camp adopted the following:
Resolved, That members of the
camp and all comrades in York coun-
ty, are earnestly requested to contri-
butte of their means to assist in main
tanning such needy veterans at the
Charleston reunion as require assis-
tance.
2. That all aid contributions. be re-
ported to our comrade, Hon. I. D..
Witherspoon, at the earliest practical
BILE date.
1t was found that the camp is enti-
tied to four representatives at the re-
union meeting, and they were elected
as follows: Delegates-Major Jas. F.
Hart, w. N. Elder, R. w. Whitesides,
Captain w. B. Smith. Alternates-
Captain E. A. Crawford, N. B. Brat
ton, Jas. NJ. Sims, Captain G. A. Pat
rick.
Mrs. r. NJ. Bratton, of Guthriesville,
was elected sponsor for the camp.