Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-19

Charlotte Observer, Saturday y|That
the figures for cotton will soon cross Is
firmly believed by the cotton traders
of Charlotte. BY crossing, they mean
that the upward trend Of prices Will
soon pass the high figures of the same
date last year. Cotton is now bring
ing $50 on the Charlotte market. On
the same day last year, the market
price was 9.25. The cotton market last
year began to decline on February 10Th,
when it dropped to so. On March 9th
1t was down to $50; on the 18th 1t was
s.75. and on the 21st it was 8.4O Some
cotton men predict that the crossing
will take place by the last of this
month; that by the latter part Of Feb
ruary, or the first Of March, cotton
will be bringing more on the Charlotte
market than was paid last year. The
only difference of opinion is as to the
probable time that the crossing will
take place. All are agreed that 1t Is
coming. Fifty-eight bales were mar
keted yesterday, against 96 on the
same date last year.
Washington dispatch to Philadel-
phia Record: The largest number OF
cadet appointments to West Point ever
falling to a president in one year will
be at Mr.. Roosevelt's disposal next
June, when he will have nine vacan-
cies for which there will be at least 900
applicants. There have been 500 ap-
plications filed already with the war
department, and the list is increased
each week. The average number or
applicants for each place at West
Point or Annapolis at the presidents
disposal Is about 500. President Roose-
Welt secures these appointments
through an act of congress last year
increasing the number Of presidential
appointments from 10 to so at the acad-
emy. The appointments, although made
in June, do not become effective for
one year in order that the candidates
may have ample time to prepare for
the entrance examinations. The pres
ident will adhere to this policy Of CIV
ing these places to sons Of army and
navy officers, with preference for the
sons Of those who have lost their lives
in the service of the country.
General Chaffee, commanding the
division of the Philippines, has an
nounced a policy of determination
against the members Of the so-called
Katipunan society, who are said to be
organized into bands for the purpose
of terrorizing all natives who assist
the government of the United States
in the Philippines. Four members OF
the Katipunan bearing commissions
from the insurgent leader Naxario
Vale, were recently convicted by
military commission, Of murder and
other crimes and sentenced to be hang
ed. General Chaffee commuted the
sentence in each case to Imprisonment
for life. In his review Of the case he
used the following vigorous language:
This case Is but an example of many
others where commissioners have been
sent forth by the Katipunan chiefs,
with instructions to terrorize peaceful
communities into taking the oath OF
the Katipunan society and joining
hands with the so-called guerilla, but
now degenerate bands, whose chief oc-
cupation is robbery, enforced by muir
der and assassination Of their own peo-
pie. Patriotism long since ceased to be
the guiding motive Of these bands.
The number Of men and women who
have been destroyed under the guise of
making war upon the American forces
now reaches high into the hundreds
and the work of these cowardly assas-
sins, now misnamed insurrectos, still
goes on in a few districts where they
profess to be making war against the
United States, but where, in fact, they
engage only in terrorizing the people
into the surrender Of enough property
to enrich the leaders and support their
ignorant and vicious followers. No
matter under what name or society
they may seek to disguise their true
character, the work Of their extermina-
tion must go on until chief and follow
ers shall cease their inhuman trade"
A little furry was created in the
senate last Friday over the employ
ment, since the beginning Of the ses-
sion, of a score or more Of extra clerks
and messengers. The charges of ex-
travagance made induced the refer
ence of the whole subject of clerical
employment to a committee for inves-
tigation and report. The matter was
brought up by Mr.. Clay, Of Georgia,
who made a vigorous protest against
a report from the committee on contin-
gent expenses authorizing additional
employees. He pointed out that during
the past 80 days more than 20 extra
messengers and clerks had been en-
ployed at a salary of $1,440 each per
year. He had been informed, he said,
that nine of these employees were for
committees that had not had a meet
ing in eight or ten years.
The war departments bill for the
reorganization of the army staff
branches and the creation Of a general
staff corps was transmitted last Fri
day to Chairman Hull, of the house
military committee, and by him intro
duced into a division Of supplies under
an officer ranking as major general,
with brigadier generals in charge of
the branches Of supplies, commissary,
finance and transportation. The gen