Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-05-04
Strars and fat;s.


from the Maryland bureau of StatiSt1cs,
show the extent of the industry. Dur
ing the year 1900 there were packed In
the state 33, 600, 900 cans of tomatoes, IL, :
400, 900 cans of corn, II, 100000 cans OF
peas, and 100000 cans of peaches.
The government weekly crop re-
port, issued last Wednesday, was, in SO
far as the same related to cotton, as
follows: The unfavorable effects OF the
frosts of the previous week appear TO
have been more serious to cotton in the
central districts Of the cotton belt than
was indicated in the preceding bulletln.
Much of the crop that was up prior 10
the 18th in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama was killed, necessitating ex-
tensive replanting. The bulk OF the
Texas crop is now planted and planting
is progressing rapidly over the north
ern part of the cotton region. Wide
spread scarcity of seed is reported from
the central and eastern districts.
The fact that the president Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
is the wife of a politician, Senator
Fairbanks. of Indiana, is causing some
little friction in the order. 1t Will be
recalled that at the time of the Wash
ington convention, Mrs. FairbankSs
candidacy was opposed on the ground
that her husband being in politics
would lead to trouble. A few days ago
the story was published in Washing.
ton paper that some of the leaders or
the Daughters were quietly working up
a boom for Senator Fairbanks for pres
ident of the United States. This has
called forth spirited protests from other
leaders of the order, who say it should
have nothing to do with politics.
The recent movement of J. Pierpont
Morgan in securing a controlling inter-
est in the Leyland Line Of steamships,
has created a sensation in all the cir
cles of Europe that are interested In the
ocean carrying trade. Some or the
London papers seem to think that the
deal will not be a go unless the snip
subsidy bill shall become law. Morgan
and associates have nothing to say on
this line. They have agreed to pay Dig
prices for Leyland stock, and 1t looks
as if they are arranging to secure alb
solutely reliable and satisfactory
freight rates for American coal and
steel. It is thought generally tnat since
a man like Pierpont Morgan has under
taken the present deal, it is bound to
develop to enormous proportions.
Acting upon the recommendation of
the surgeon general of the marine hos
pital service, the secretary of the treas
ury has again extended the time in
which free communication between the
United States and Cuba will be permit
ted without quarantine restrictions.
The time for the quarantine to take ef-
feet is now fixed at May Is, but the eX-
tension is made with the understanding
that the order will be repealed If yell
low fever makes it's appearance. Fol-
lowing is part Of the order. All YES
sells, persons and effects are to leave
Cuba under the supervision of an &C
credited officer of the marine hospital
service. Health certificates will be fur
nished passengers and second-class and
other doubtful baggage will be steriliz-
ed, and vessels disinfected when nee
essary. Close quarantine restrictions
will be declared Immediately should
the necessity arise"
The census bureau, on Tuesday, is
sued a bulletin announcing that the
centre of population of the United
States, excluding Alaska and recent
territorial acceSSionS, on June last, was
six miles southeast of Columbus, Bar
tholomew county, in Southern Indiana.
1t is described as latitude 80 degrees, 9
minutes, Sc seconds, and longitude So
degrees, As minutes, "a seconds. In 10
years the centre of population has NOV
SQ WESTWARD Ia diiu
two and one-half miles. This is the
smallest movement ever noted by the
census bureau. 1t shows the population
OF the Western states was not increaS-
ed as rapidly as in former decades.
The southwark movement is due large
ly to the large increases in the popula-
ton Of Indian Territory, Oklahoma and
Texas, and the decreased westward
movement to the large increase in the
population of the north Atlantic states.
According to a statement made by
the treasury department bureau of sta
tiSticS. the national debts of the world
at the close of the nineteenth century
aggregated over s3l.000000.000. At the
beginning Of the Napoleonic wars in
1893, they approXimated S2,50O,000000.
Meanwhile the population has increas-
ed $50 per cent. and gold and silver,
which form the basis of debt-Daying
money. have Increases 300 per cent. in
production. In 1895 the wealth Of the
United Kingdom, France, Spain and
the United States was estimated at
$195, 759. .S29. 10000, practically ten-fold
increase over 1893 The debts of these
four nations in 1893 aggregated $780,
$4,000. and in 1900 were $l1. 900, 900 or
about seven times as much as in 1893.
These figures show that debt and the
wealth increase kept fairly close. The
enormous growth in national indebted
ness is due chiefly to wars. standing ar
mics and public works. the first two
causes. however, predominating. In
United States history the increase of
the interest bearing debt from $651 ,000,
900 in 1860, to s2.3S1. .00O.00O in 1855. and
from SS47 100000 in 1898 to S1,046, 600, 900
in 1889, further evidences the relations
of war to the growth Of national in
debtednesS.
Says a Washington special to the
Philadelphia North American: Fifteen
years ago, in 1885. Representative
Bland, of Missouri, one of a congress
sional committee appointed to count
the coin in the Philadelphia mint. was
paid for his services with check for
$24. drawn by A. Loudon Snowden, who
was then the superintendent of that
institution. Before leaving the city Mr..
Bland discovered that his pocketbook,
containing the check had been lost or
stolen. 1t was not recovered during his
lifetime. and his family, to whom he
had mentioned the incident, forgot all
about the matter. A few weeks ago,
however. Mrs. Bland received at her
home in Missouri letter from Phil
adelphia contractor. enclosing the check
and explaining that it had been found
in tearing down an old house, where it
had probably been hidden by thieves
who feared discovery. Mrs. Bland
sent the paper to Senator Cockrell. Of
Missouri. at Washington, and asked
him to have it cashed by the treasury.
This tho traa S,1ry officials declined n