Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-12
Straps and fatt5.

That encourages independence, pro
notes manhood and increases the in
huence of the states. Besides, Senator
Hoar is fine character of extraordi
nary abilities. He can be in error on
several things and still be worth 2C
times as much to his state and to bis
party as 10 mediocrities would be who
were straight on every question
- Secretary Hester's analysis of the
cotton movement for the eight months
of the season-Semptember l to the
close of April, inclusive-shows, as
compared with the crop movement oi
last year, that Texas, including the
Indian Territory, brought into sight in
round figures 9O7 900 bales less, while
other gulf states, including Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and Oklahoma, marketed 5OS,00O
less, and the group of Atlantic states,
which includes North and South Car
olina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and
Virginia, showing decrease of SAL ,0OC
bales, making a decrease in the total
crop marketed of 1,956,O00. The to.
tai crop in sight at the close Of April
is s,550,SS3.
Says Havana dispatch of May
9: Further investigation into the pos.
tai frauds show it to be almost impos,
sible that Nicely could have committed
them alone. 1t is now believed that
sufficient evidence will soon be forth
coming to warrant other arrests. AL.
though no charges have yet been made
against anyone, Mr.. Runcie has been
approached by one man who is under
suspicion with request that he under
take his defense in case a charge is
brought against him. The Cubans do
not say much regarding the disclos-
ures; but they smile derisively at the
development of large defalcation, a
fraud that must have continued for a
yee-,~'..--.--'hs, yee, department which was
most often pointed J:...,~ - ." illustra:
tiou of the political honesty whicn the
Americans came to Cuba to inculcate.
- Says an indianapolis, Indiana,
dispatch: In September, 1898, Jennie
Creek, 10 years old, of Mill Grove, was
playing along the Pan Handle Rail-
road track when she discovered a
bridge over ravine on fire. She hur-
ried across the burning bridge, and
running down the track signalled the
Worlds Fair Special and the engineer
stopped the train before the bridge was
reached. On the train was number
of Frenchmen, and soon after they
reached home the child was made a
member of the French Legion of Honor.
Some weeks ago she received an invi-
tation from the National Humane So
ciety of France asking her to be the
guest of the society during the Paris
Exposition but she is in poor circum.
stances and unable to pay the expenses
of such trip. A subscription is be-
ing taken up for her by prominent
citizens of northern Indiana. Many
responses are being made to the ap.
peal, aud she will accept the invitation.
- Charlotte Observer, Wednesday ::
Through a greater part Of the day
yesterday, force of hands was busily
engaged removing burning and dam
aged cotton from the Heath Reid Job
b;ng and Commission Company's COM
partment No. 5, in the building of the
Merchants, Manufacturers and Far
mers' Bonded Warehouse, on Second
street, to places where it can be ex-
amined and rehandled. At the time Of
the fire there were ,557 bales of cot
ton in the compartment, valued at
$S6,500. 1t was estimated yesterday
that the loss to the cotton was be.
tween 80 and 40 per cent, or, by ap.
Proclamation in round numbers, say
100000. The cotton was fully insur-
ed. The damage to the building,
which is owned by stock company,
of which Mr.. H. NJ. McAden is presi-
dent, and Col. A. L. Smith is secretary
and treasurer, is estimated at about
$500. The building is insured for
$4,000.
- The Society for the Promotion of
the Study of Race Conditions and
Problems in the South, in session in
Montgomery, Ala, on Wednesday,
elected the following officers: Presi
dent the Hon. Hillary A. Herbert, OF
Alabama; vice presidents, Alabama,
Jas. Weatherly Arkansas, Clifton R.
Breckenridge; District of Columbia,
the Hon. J. L. NJ. Curry Florida, w.
A. Blount; Georgia, the Hon. Clark
Howell; Kentucky, the Rev. Charles
E. Clark Louisiana, c. R. Ficbliu ;
Mississippi, r. B. Fulton Missouri,
the Rev. J. F. Cannon; North Carroll
ma, Henry E. Fries; South Carolina,
J. c. Hemphill; Tennessee, Charles
w. Dabney; Texas, Governor Joseph
D. Savers; Virginia, J. Hoge Tyler ;
West Virginia, William A. MacCorkle ;
secretary, the Rev. E. G. Murphy,
Montgomery; treasurer, F. S. Ball,
Montgomery.
Charlotte Observer: divers wheat
field was the subject of good deal OF
talk in 1898. He has another wheat
field this spring and one that is al
ready attracting attention. The field
covers 200 acres, the wheat is breast
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