Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-22
Scraps and facts.


in a volume of IS pages. The census
of 1873 required % volumes and cost
S5,S62,OO0, while the census OF lS90
required 40 volumes, of more than
$4,000 pages in all, and cost Sll ,2oo,'
900.
- The navy department has received
the first half of an order for one hun
dred new machine guns of new type,
the most powerful in the possession OF
any government. They are one pound,
ers, carrying an explosive shell and
can fire 250 shots in minute. Ihey
are cooled by water jacket, and it is
said that they can put fifty shots into
the head of barrel at half mile in
quarter of minute.
Angus NJ. Cannon, president of
the Salt Lake State of Zion, charged
with polygamy, entered formal plea
of guilty before Judge Norwell in the
Third district court, at Salt Lake city,
last Tuesday, and sentence was de-
ferred for few days. MIR. Cannon
was asked as to whether he had con-
sidered what his punishment would be.
He said sit is matter of history
that in the olden times six months
Imprisonment, $500 fine and cost was
the regulation punishment. There
has been but one arrest since the stop
page of the old crusade and the de-
fendant in that case was fined SlOO
without Imprisonment. What the
Judge will do with me, I have no
means of knowing"
- All the contributions of the school
children of this country toward the
erection of a monument to Lafayette
in Paris in 1900 have been received,
and they amount to $45,694. Every
state in the Union is represented in
the fund, but to the children of llll-
nois belongs the credit of subscribing
the largest number of pennies. The
contributions from Illinois were st, ,46l,
and of this amount Chicago gave
1926. Ohio gets second place with
s5,499. No contributions have as yet
been received from the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, who pro-
posed to take up the matter and help
swell the fund. Besides this fund it is
expected to realize at least 100000
from the Lafayette souvenir coins, but
this amount will fall short Of the sum
it was hoped would be subscribed.
- Says an Atlanta, Ca, dispatch of
Monday: Many reports received at
the department of agriculture show
that throughout all sections of the
state the corn and cotton is suffering
because there has been no rain. State
Entomologist Scott said to-day: "1n
the eastern middle portions of the state
cotton is burning in the fields, and the
corn is suffering from the drought. A
good rain would practically save the
crop, yet there will be great loss to
the farmers. The sun has practically
sealed the fate of the cotton crop In
the state, for the intensity of the rains
has pushed the plant to maturity long
before the average growth has been
attained. Mr.. Scott noticed that in
many of the fields cotton had attained
what is called the stunted growth, and
that further growth was impossible
now, even though the best seasons were
to prevail.
- In its weekly cotton report pub
lished Wednesday morning the agri-
cultural department makes the follow
ing statement: The general condition
of cotton in the eastern portions Of the
cotton belt is less favorable than in
the preceding week, due principally
to the prevalence of drought condi-
tions and in part to the ravages of in
sects. The crop in these districts is,
however, we'll cultivated, consider
able portion having been laid by. In
Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas, in the recently flooded regions
and portions of Mississippi, cotton has
done we'll and its condition is general
ly improved. In Eastern Texas the
crop is growing nicely and the crop as
a rule, is fruitiug heavily. In South
west Texas early cotton is opening
we'll and some has been picked.
w. E. G. High, surgeon of the
United States supply ship Celtic,
writes to Wallace Lechner, of Mana
tawny, Berks county, from Cavite,
Philippines Islands, as follows: "You
will be surprised when you hear how
many of our soldiers were killed in
this war in the Philippines. The doc
tors and officers try to keep the true
state of affairs quiet, so as not to dis
courage the soldiers here. l was on
the fighting line for two weeks, having
received permission TO 60 there from
by ship, and during that time l atten-
ded to over 500 wounded soldier boys
and extracted over 200 bullets. My
place was just few yards back of the
firing line and as man fell mad to
Immediately 60 and see that he did
not die from the bleeding of the wound.
A good friend of mine, a young ply
sician, was shot dead within few feet
of me. This was the first time was
under fire, and l admit that l was
somewhat scared at first"
- The London Times in leading
editorial Wednesday says: "Alger