Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-07
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distinctive insignia. The requirements
are the same in nearly every particular
as those for joining the army In the
United States. The term Of service for
which the men are enlisted are two
years instead Of three, as in this coun-
try, and smaller men are accepted Tor
the service than in the United States.
Prince Chun, brother Of the empe-
ror Of China, made his humble apollo
gies last Wednesday to Emperor Will
liam for the murder of Baron Won Ket-
teller, the German ambassador to CHI
ma, last year. The ceremony took place
at Pottsdam. Prince Chun first placed
wreaths on the tombs Of Emperor
Williams father and mother, and then
went to the palace, where he read an
humble letter from the emperor OF Chi
ma. written in red ink. In reply. EN-
peror William gave Prince Chun to un-
derstand that the apology was satis-
factory; but China must be very care
full how she behaves toward Germany
in the future, or she will get herself IN
serious trouble.
The quarrel between France and
Turkey continues unsettled. The
French minister has left Constantine
pie and the Turkish minister has left
Paris. It Is understood that France is
now arranging to expel all the Turkish
spies who are stationed in France FOR
the purpose of looking after Turk
ish conspirators The czar Of Russia
is lust now about to make two weeks
visit to France, and this will probably
put a stop to further developments be-
tween France and Turkey for the pres
ent; but at the end Of the visit it Is ex-
pected that the situation will grow
more interesting. It is not improbable
that France and Russia may come to
some understanding about Turkey dur
ing the visit of the czar.
A new placer mining bonanza has
been discovered in the heart or the
southern Arizona desert, and scores OF
miners are taking out gold, according
to a Tucson dispatch Of September 3.
The discovery was made by Mexican
sheep herder some time ago, but he
kept it secret. A few days ago he was
discharged and went to Des Cabezas,
where he became intoxicated. His
money gave out and saloon keeper re-
fused to give him more whiskey. The
Mexican showed a bottle filled with
gold nuggets, and at once efforts were
begun to learn whence the gold came.
The Mexican did not have to pay
for any more whisky during his
stay in the camp. He refused to
reveal the location Of the gold
fields, but friend who arrived, per-
suaded the discoverer to take him out
to the diggings. At once there was a
great rush and the whole canon was
soon staked. The dirt has to be car
ried some distance to be washed. Many
large nuggets have been found.
There was a successful train rob-
berry on the Cotton Belt railroad, four
miles from Texarkana, Texas, last
Tuesday night. AS the train stopped at
the Texas Pacific crossing, six men got
on the engine and compelled the engi-
neer and fireman to go back and cut
loose the mail and express cars. After
that the six men had the engine and
two cars moved to a siding some dis
tance further on. One man stood
guard over the engine, while others
went through the mail car and dyna-
mited the safe in the express car. AL
together they got about $5O,0OO in mon
ey. After they were through with the
work, all of the men went to the en-
CINE. Here it developed that one Of
the robbers was an engineer. They told
the regular engineer that he could go
back and put in time for extra running,
as that which was about to be done
would not otherwise be charged up.
Then the robbers extinguisned the
headlight, ran the engine several miles
up the track, stopped her, got off and
took to their heels. At last accounts
several officers were in pursuit.
Chicago Record Herald: A popular
movement in certain parts of the west
Is apt to have considerable attention
before the next congress. 1t will be in
favor of an appropriation by the ma
tional government for the construction
of irrigation reservoirs and attendant
works for the reclamation Of arid lands.
Such work would open up an immense
and rich field for settlement, and the
land would be far more productive than
Is other land on the plains. So produc-
tive will be this irrigated land that
the extent of a homestead will doubt
less be reduced to 40 instead Of 16O
acres, as many of those familiar with
irrigated land Of the kind of the mil
lions of acres that could be made avail
able in the west, declare that one acre
would be far more productive than
four acres under ordinary conditions.
More crops can be raised and with
practically an assurance against fail
propriations for irrigating work will be
opposed by men from some states, who
will plead economy" and by many
farmers of the middle west and east,
who do not care about increasing the
competition they would have in the
raising Of cereals.
Manila cable of September 5: Lieut..
Hazard, of the Third cavalry, has just
brought in here Arthur Howard, the
American deserter who was recently
captured by the lieutenant while in
command of some Macabebe scouts in
the island of Mindoro. He was placed