Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-18

SCO0eS lnGO GuG lduuuIy anu Gulcdlcucu
to kill the inmates. A squad of police
finally dispersed the crowd and guard
. ed the place during the night.
- Good authorities say that the dis
turbances in China are already exer-
cising a disastrous influence upon our
trade with that country. The Hart
ford Times says: "Our exports of cot
ton cloths to China, which last year
approximated in cash value about $10,-
100000, have practically ceased, and
our exports of kerosene oil, -four and
sugar have been materially cut down.
AS a result there is now talk of tenn
porarily shutting down the great cotton
mills of Fall River. Last year we ex-
ported 41,O0O,OOO gallons of kerosene
oil to China.
- Says a Dallas, Texas, dispatch of
Sunday: Northern Texas has been
deluged by rain for more than ~
hours, and the indications. are that the
storm has only begun. The downpour
here was most terrific most of the day.
The streets were like creeks and many
Easements are flooded. The Trinity
river is rising and bulletins from Fort
Worth and other points indicate that
large volumes of water are coming
from the upper parts of the river.
Wire reports show that the rain has
been general. Railroad operations
are delayed because of washouts and
,yotor coo b o6 roo1haNo
- Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton, issued
last Friday, shows the total visible is
1,57S, ,569 bales, against 1,722, ,943 last
week, 3,455, ,S43 last year. Of this the
total of American cotton is 1,O0S, ,569
bales, against 1,555, ,S43 last year and
of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazilian, Indian, ETC., $40, 900, against
100000 last year. Of the worlds Wis.
ible supply there is now aaoat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
Europe 966, 900 bales, against 2, ,122, 900
last year in Egypt II 900, against S5,-
600 last year in India 297 900, against
567 900 last year, and in the United
States $4,000 bales, against $4,000
last year.
- Says Lincoln, Neb., dispatch of
Friday: The date, August 8, on which
Mr.. Bryan is to receive official notifi-
cation of his nomination by the Demo
Gratis, is satisfactory to him. 1t is
doubtful if he will leave Lincoln much
before that time, though he does not
himself know just what his programme
will be. He docs not, however, ex-
pect to make any speeches in advance
of bis notification. Mr.. Bryan is
spending much of his time in his
library with his stenographer, working
on material for the campaign. Mr..
Towne has been with him part of the
time, which leads to the belief that
the Minnesotan will be one of the
most active lieutenants in the cam
paign.
- Says Muncie, Indiana, dispatch
of July Is: A letter has just been re-
ceived by Mrs. Mary F. Howell from
her niece, Miss Mollie Russell, of Chi
cago, dated Pekin China, June 7, in
which the young woman states that
the legation was surrounded by rebels
who were seeking to murder all of the
foreigners and Christian Chinese. She
writes that this probably will be the
last letter received from her. She
states that the life of Minister Conger
and his family were in great danger
and that within few weeks from that
time, at the most, they would all be
dead, owing to the impossibility of get
ting relief to them from the foreign
nations in time to save their lives.
The writer seems to have little concern
for her own safety, expressing great
pity for "our people," meaning the
converted Chinese. Miss Russell is
Presbyterian and has been in China
five years.
- Says an Austin, Texas, dispatch of
the 18th: The first bale of cotton to
be raised and gathered in the United
States this season passed through here
today, consigned to a New Orleans
firm. 1t was grown in San Patrico
county, Texas, by s. G.. Borden and
neighboring planters. 1t weighs 564
pounds and sold for l24 cents a pound,
in addition to the premium of $120
paid by the buyers. 1t will be auc-
toned off in New Orleans and then
shipped to New York and Boston,
where it will be auctioned off second
and third time. The proceeds from
auctions 90 to some charitable purpose.
The first bale of cotton last year was
also grown in Patrioo county, and was
presented to Governor Sayers for the
benefit of the Brazos Valley food suf-
ferers. 1t was resold several times in
New Orleans and several eastern cities,
and over 81 200 was realized from that
source for the flood sufferers.
- General Roberts has been offered
100000, or, in our money, half a
million dollars, for history of the
Transvaal war. This is the largest
lump sum that has ever been offered
by publisher to an author, says the
New York Herald. "When Macaulay
received 100000 pounds, or 100000,
as first payment for his History of
England he recorded it in his diary as
what we now call the record amount
ever paid by publisher to an author
on half yearly account. The record,
however, was beaten in the United
States when Mark Twain's publishing
house handed over to General Grants
widow quarter of a million dollars
as the first copyright returns from the
sale of Grants Memoirs 1t is pro-
bable that the total amount of royalties