Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-03

importation from the United States
alone showed an increase Of 5O3 per
cent or $69, ,236. The greatest amount OF
the cotton manufactures came from the
United Kingdom, about s4,OOO,OOO. with
Spain second at s1,233,262
Kansas. City, Mo-. dispatch Of Sun
day: Missouri and Kansas are suffer-
ing from hot winds that threaten great
damage to corn. Atchison, Kansas, re-
ports the greatest drought in North
western Kansas since 1860, a warm
wind having blown from the south al
most increasingly for the, past seven
days. Abilene, Kansas, reports los de-
grees weather with many fields in
South Dickinson county, ruined. A
Mexico, Missouri. dispatch says the
thermometer in that part Of the
state registered 101 yesterday and to-
day, and If rains don't come soon the
farmers will have to put their stock on
the market Immediately to save it. Sc
dalia, Mo-, reports 1O3 degrees in the
shade, with the statement that anoth-
er week Of similar weather will make
certain failure Of the corn crop in CEN
trail Missouri.
Delegate Reynolds, of Chiffon. Ala
bama, introduced a resolution In the
constitutional convention Friday morn
ing, that no newspaper in this state, or
representative thereof shall receive or
accept pass or other free transporta-
ton from any railroad company doing
business in this state; that newspa-
per, in the event that it or its represen-
tatives receive or accept and uses
Transportation or free passes, shall be
fined not less than $1,000 for each viola
ton of this section and that said rail-
road company who through its agent
issues such person transportation shall
be fined a like amount for each viola
ton thereof. He based his ordinance on
the ground that the newspapers were
recognized as great instruments for
public good and that If they accept
passes they would feel under obliga-
tions to the railroads.
The royal proclamation announc-
ing that the coronation Of King Ed
ward Is to take place in June next, the
exact date not being yet determined
upon, was read last Friday morning at
st. James palace, Temple Bar and at
the Royal Exchange, London, with all
the quaint, medieval scenes which
marked the occasion of the proclaiming
of the accession Of the king. Todays
ceremonial was unheralded, so the
crush was not so great as on the pre-
vious occasion, but crowds quickly
gathered from all directions and
thronged the points at which the an
nouncement was read. The ceremony
began at st. James, where, from the
balcony Of the palace, the Norroy King
of Arms, in a brilliant uniform, accom-
panied by the heralds and pursuivants
in gorgeous tabards, and numerous
state officials, read the proclamation
The king and queen viewed the cere-
mony.
Census Director Merriam has recent
ly employed the most successful scheme
for ascertaining who are really the
good clerks in any branch Of the gov
ernment service. The duty devolved
upon him of getting rid of some Of his
superflous clerks. The usual way fol
ascertaining the ones to be dismissed
is to ask the plain question. But Mer-
riam did it the other way. He asked
which of the clerks each division chief
wished to keep. Each chief, with an
eye single to having his work we'll done
made out a straight list. No droners
were included in it. The chiefs thought
they would be allowed to retain these
clerks. Instead of that the director or
dered the transfer of these good clerks
to divisions in which there are to be
no dismissals at present. Now the
chiefs who were caught by the trick
are wondering how they are to finish
the work they have on hand with the
inferior clerks that are left.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Says a Panther, West Virginia, dis
patch, of Friday: Peter Price, Negro,
cornered in a house by determined
band Of infuriated citizens bent on met
ing summary justice to him for insult
ing a lady, in his desperate efforts to
escape, cut and killed George Hooks
and F. NJ. McGran and seriously cut
George Davis. The murder occurred at
lager, a small town five miles south of
here. Price, on seeing his pursuers,
took refuge in Il small room in the rear
Of saloon. The mob battered down
the door. and as they entered the room
Price threw himself at them with the
ferocity of tiger. with knife in each
hand. Hooks and McGran fell to the
floor. Two revolvers in the crowd were
discharged at Price. inflicting sligh
wounds. With one desperate swing of
his knife he laid open Davis's abdomen
and then leaped from the window. He
was pursued and captured by officers,
who hurriedly sent him to the Jail at
Welch to avoid the infuriated popu-
lace. Hooks and McGran were both
we'll known citizens and indigna ton
runs high.
Says a Washington special Of June
% to the Philadelphia Record: If con-
gress does not remain here too late
next summer, President Mckinley will