Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-06

moisture, due largely to the rains of
the previous week, retarded farm work
over the region extending from Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma northward to Min
nesota and the Dakotas. Except where
interrupted by rains in portions Of
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri,
cotton picking has progressed under
exceptionally favorable conditions and
is unusually we'll advanced. In the
central and eastern portions Of the cot
ton belt, the bulk Of the crop will be
progressing rapidly in Texas, except
in the lower Brazos bottoms inundated
by the rains of the previous week,
where the crop is almost failure.
w. J. Bryan's attention was called,
last Wednesday, to statement alleged
to have been made by one Kingman
that he received $150,OOO for insisting
upon the silver plank Of the Kansas
City platform, and he said: "It is hard
ly worth while to deny the charge Of
man who hides behind woman whose
name he will not give; but in order
that the most INSCRIPTIONS Republi-
can may have no reason for repeating
lutely false in every particular. No
one ever offered, promised, or gave me
that sum or any other sum for urging
that plank or any other plank in the
Kansas City platform or any other
platform. don't know anything of Mr..
Kingman, but it is said that he is
cousin Of Senator Cullom and I do
know something Of Senator Cullom.
The Senator ought to know whether
his cousin is trustworthy or not, and
If the senator will state over his own
signature that he believes what his
cousin says and Is willing to represent
him in an investigation Of the charge,
I will make him a proposition which
will give him an opportunity to produce
his evidence.
- Secretary Hester's New Orleans cot
ton exchange statement, issued last
Tuesday, covers the monthly move
ment to the close of September 30:
Compared with last year it shows
decrease for the month in round fig
ures Of $4,000 bales. The statement
shows receipts at ports for the month,
619,9S6 against 7SS,42S last year; net
shipments overland 22,532 against g.
2S3 last year, southern mill takings,
exclusive Of consumption at southern
outports, 113,737 against 130,356 last
year; interior stocks in excess of
amounts held September 1st, 1901
against 136.645 last year. American
mills have taken during the month 1885,
200 bales against 236.654 last year, Of
which by northern spinners and Cana
da, overland. 3S,73S against 102,792. For
eign exports for September were 346,-
973, showing a decrease under the
same period last year Of 100,S42. Stocks
at the seaboard and the 20 leading
southern interior markets at the close
Of September were 499,6SS against l.
053,341 last year. Including stocks left
over at ports and interior towns from
the last crop and the number Of bales
of the new crop brought into sight dur
ing September, the supply to date is
1,001 1861 against 1877 610 last year.
Winfield Townsend, a Negro, was
burned at the stake in Elmore, Ala,
last Tuesday, shortly after daylight.
He was chained to a tree, pine knots
were piled about him and the fire was
started by the victims husband. Mon
day afternoon Mrs. Lou Harrington,
wife Of one of the leading citizens of
the Eclectic neighborhood, ten miles
from Montgomery, was alone in her
home when Townsend entered. He
seized her and threw her violently to
the floor. She screamed once before
the Negro clutched her throat, and
Robert Nichols, another Negro, who
was passing by, heard her and ran to
the rescue. He found her unconscious
with blood streaming from her throat.
The fiend jumped through the window
and fed as Nichols entered. The news
spread, the dozen stores at Eclectic
were closed and all joined the pursuit.
Bloodhounds were secured and they
followed sthe trail and at 1890 in the
morning, painting and exhausted, they
gathered about a big tree in front Of
a country store. The crowd surround
ed the tree and the Negro was seen
high up in the foliage. He was
brought down and carried to the scene
of his crime, where he was positively
identified by Mrs. Harrington. A vote
was taken as to how he should die and
by almost unanimous vote the sever
al hundred present decided to burn
him. which they did.
Says a Washington dispatch of
Tuesday: Favorable news has reached
Washington from the European chan
cellories indicating that a complete
agreement as to China is within sight
and that. too, on the basis of the propo-
sitions laid down by Secretary Hay in
his note Of July 3, and the subsequent
notes treating of that subject. The
accord of Russia with the United
States is more complete than was an
ticipated at first, and the reports show
that all of the European nations prob
ably are placing themselves in a posi-
tion Of the opening made by the Unit
ed States and soon will be ready to be-
gin negotiations for settlement with
the Chinese government. The Russians
have given notice of such purpose, and
while the text of the French note on
this subject referred to in the days
press dispatches has not yet reached
the state department, the officials are
satisfied that this is correctly reported
and France, like Russia, is ready to
negotiate at once. AS for Germany,
either the position of the government
hoo haep roisundarstood or IL has Sus-
tained a change Of mind. Possibly the