Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-16

over the phecedent that will be estab-
lished by the payment Of ransom
money, and regards the situation as
serious problem. The Russian gov
ernment Is said to be doing all 1t can
to assist In the release of Miss Stone.
A report has been received by Mr..
Powderly, commissioner Of immigra-
ton, in regard to the registration OF
Chinese residents Of the Hawaiian is
lands, which was completed last June.
The total number registered, 2S,s25, ex-
ceeded the estimated Chinese popula-
ton by about 5000. There were 17,4S2
on the island of Oahu, S,907 of whom
were found in the city Of Honolulu; but
as many persons travelled to the capital
of the islands to be registered the fig
ures for that place are not accurate as
showing permanent residents. The
others were distributed as follows: Is
land of Hawaii, 1914; Island Of Kauai.
3.41S: Island of Maui, 3,S4S, and Island
of Molokai, 33. The total expenses
amounted to s21,UsS, or 723 cents for
each person registered.
Philadelphia Record: Flowing
through a sea Of snakes was the novel
experience Of Captain Robinson, of the
Easingwold,. which arrived yesterday
from Java with a cargo Of sugar. Cap
tain Robinson stated that in crossing
the Indian ocean the vessel ran into
mass of snakes, the like Of which he
never saw in his 45 years at sea. The
reptiles formed belt Is miles long and
over two miles in width. The snakes
were of all sizes, averaging about three
feet in length. They were feeding up
on an unknown substance, evidently
brought to the surface by a volcanic
upheaval. The snakes were first sight
ed on the morning Of August 6, the ves-
sci being about 4S miles southwest from
Ceylon. For two hours she plowed
through the sea of snakes, many Of
which were taken on board and proved
to be Of an unknown species.
- Says a Montgomery, Ala. special:
Democratic aspirations for the lucra-
tive offices in the gift of the new dis
trict judge has been checked. The
places include three clerkships, three
referees in bankruptcy and a dozen or
more commissionerships. Being ap-
preached in the interest of his party as
sociates, Governor Jones, just appoint
ed judge, promptly made answer: THE
president is a soldier and gentleman.
He has rendered me an important Of
flee, overlooking all partisan consider
ations. 1t would be indecent under all
the circumstances for Democratic ap-
pointee of the president to turn out Re-
publicans and substitute Democrats in
their places. No gentleman would
think Of such a thing" The governor
has also declined to write letters of en-
dorsement for Republican applicants
for office, saying he had no reason to
believe the president desires advice
from him on that subject.
Rice culture is regarded as no long
er an experiment in southwest Louisi-
ana and southeast Texas. Although all
records for drought and heat in those
sections have been broken this season,
more than an average crop Of rice has
been saved by the irrigation systems,
says the New York Evening Post. The
average yield per acre has been in
creased, and the average quality has
been greatly improved, and new varie-
ties have been developed. Many yields
are phenomenal, while produce Of 10
to 20 barrels per acre is common. Do
mestic Japan, the outgrowth Of SOW
ing imported Japanese rice in local
soil, developed an improved seed, TAX
ing the first place in the American
market. Lands two years ago were
selling slowly at SIS to SIS. Today such
land is selling much faster at $40 to $50
per acre, and immigration to the rice
belt is quite active. The growing of
rice is regarded as the safest and sur
est cereai production, as it is also the
most profitable, rice having the larg
est use and market of all the grains.
Says Manchester dispatch Of Oc-
tober 13: The local market is nervous
and unsettled owing to the state Of cot
ton. The Liverpool stock statistics
show only a two weeks supply for the
needs Of Lancashire, and the quantity
at sea Is much smaller than at the
same time last year. The Lancashire
spinners, as a rule, have bought light
ly, although last week they purchased
more freely than usual. The prospect
Is, however, that the rest Of the month
will prove an anxious and harrassing
period, with part Of the machinery
stopped and the turnover unsatisafc-
tory. The advance in cotton we'll nigh
precludes negotiations until a steadier
state of things shall have been estab-
lished. Not until then will it be pos
sible to do business in a satisfactory
way. The demand from the large India
markets has been fairly encouraging,
but the advance asked put an end to
the negotiations. China inquiry has
fallen off considerably. Buyers are
generally in position to wait until the
prospects as to future values take more
definite shape. Trade with the Levant
and South America continues restrict
ed.
Says a Richmond dispatch of Oc-
tober -: John O'Brien, superintendent
of the erecting shop of the Richmond
Locomotive works, was instantly killed
by stray bullet this morning. By
whom the shot was fired is a mystery.
O'Brien at the time of the shooting,
was standing at the main door of his