Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-30
Scraps aud fatts.

maintain that there is no change IN
the situation: but the fact that all the
cigar factories are running full time
many of them both day and nights
cited as evidence that the strike Is at
an end.
Senator Pritchard and Representa-
tive Moody, Of North Carolina, called
on the president last Friday and asked
him to appoint S. P. Adams, OF that
state, as judge of the court of private
claims, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Judge Thomas Fuller.
The president said that as Judge Fuller
was a Democrat, a man Of that party
would be named as his successor.
Admiral Schley concluded his story
of the Santiago campaign before the
court of inquiry last Friday. He COM
menced with the sailing Of his squad
ron from Hampton Roads, and gave
detailed account of all that occurred
from that time until he turned over
his command OF the victorious fleet 10
Admiral Sampson after the battle or
July 8. The story was graphic, COM
prehensive and in admirable temper
He made no effort to cast refectlons
upon any Of his brother officers; out
did not hesitate to give his version or
the story regardless Of the versions
that had been given by others There
was nothing new in the story-no new
facts; but it left strong impression
and seemed to remove all doubt about
the possibility that the court can flnd
that he was even technically disobedl-
ent to orders. The idea that he acteo
tine part of a coward, or that there was
ANYTHING in his conduct to suggest
cowardice, has all along been absurd.
Ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers
was again convicted at Frankfort, KY.
last Saturday, Of being an accessory
before the fact in the murder OF Gov
ernor William Goebel in January, 19OO,
and for the second time has been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for lie. Inc
second trial began on October and
continued with three sessions daily
court adjourning late at nignt. Ar
euments were limited so as to enapie
the Jury to get the case on Saturday.
and a verdict of guilty followed within
so minutes. Powers sat pale and mo-
tionless when the verdict was az
nounced by the foreman, r. 5. CalVert]
his old schoolmate. Opposite Powers
on the other side Of the court room
with the attorneys, sat Arthur Goeoel'
brother of the late governor, with eyes
fixed on the prisoner. The attorneys
of Powers shook his hand, expressing
aloud their belief in his innocence
Women crowded around Powers, en-
bracing and kissing him and tears were
shed. A motion for another new trlai
was promptly overrulea and the case
will again be appealed to the supreme
court.
Secretary Hester's weekly state
ment, issued last Friday, shows for the
% days of October, a decrease in the
movement into sight compared to last
wear Of 115,O0O, an increase over the
same period year before last of 234,ooo.
For the SIS days Of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the %
days Of last year 100000; behind the
same days year before last 100000. The
amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 555;94S against 493,-
945 for the same seven days last year
and $50, ,126 year before last. The move
ment since September l shows receipts
at all United States ports 1,164,99S
against 1,S7S,S01 last year; overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto-
mac rivers to northern mills and Cana
da 1Os,3O7 against 15S,724; interior
stocks in excess Of those held at the
close Of the commercial year, 314,35l'
against 3S3,179; southern mill takings,
294,00O against 239,112 last year. For
eign exports for the week have been
276,157 against 231.642 last year, max
ing the total thus far for the season
1,5OS, 1898 against 1,199,162 last year. The
total takings of American mills, north
and south, and Canada thus far for
the season have been 551,25O, against
47S,252 last year. These include 353,514
by northern spinners against 234, 4O5.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead
ing interior centres have increased dur
ing the week 161,6S5 bales, against an
increase during the corresponding pc
riod of last season of 1S3,461. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop, and the num-
Der of bales brought into sight thus far
for the new crop, the supply to date is
2,72O,33S against 2,7s2,sO0 for the same
period last year.
The warmest kind Of a political
campaign is on in New York for the
control Of the municipal affairs Of that
city. The candidates are Edward M.
Shepard and Seth Low. Shepard is the
Tammany Democratic candidate. and
Low is an Independent Fusionist.
Until recently Shepard was an anti
Tammany man. In fact he has been
bitter opponent Of Tammany for years.
He has the reputation of being a good,
clean man, and it Is generally believed
that he was selected by Croker. the po-
litical boss Of New York because Tam
many has more reason to fear results
this year than for long time past.
How Shepard was induced to take the
nomination is not clear, and the doubt
on the subject, N connection with his
previous record, is being used against
him. Seth Low, former president Of
Columbia university, has been a candi-