Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-12
Semps aud facts.


Quarles was authorized to report the
bill on Monday and to make an effort
to get immediate consideration OF 1t.
The committee recommends that all
the members of the census office force
who are on the rolls at the passage OF
the act, shall be included in the classi-
fed service without further examina-
tion." The directors salary is raised
from $4,000 to $500 per annum. The
fact was brought out in the hearings
on the bill that there are now about
1900 persons employed in the clerical
force of the office, who would be legis-
lated into the classified service If the
bill should Immediately become law.
M. Kamtcheff, the Bulgarian minis
ter of public instruction, was assassi-
mated in his study at Sofia last Thurs
day. The slayer was a Macedonian,
who shot and killed himsei,. The as
sassin pretended that he was the bear
er of petition and was shown into the
minister's library where the latter re-
ceived him. He drew pistol and shot
Kamtcheff, then turned the weapon on
himself, blowing out his own brains.
The news spread rapidly through the
city and caused intense excitement.
There were rumors that it was the
opening strike for vengeance ana
troops were hurried to guard the pal
ace and to clear the streets. KANT
fl,a rrnfpnt0T
of Miss Stone and it was largely
through his personal efforts that Bull
Earia was brought to manifest any in
terest in her case.
Rear Admiral Sampson, through his
lawyers, has filed a protest against che
claim set up by Rear Admiral Schley
to the effect that he was in supreme
command during the battle off Santt-
ago. The protest is based on these
grounds: 1. That the question Of COM
mand was not before the court of in
quiry, and that his counsel was not
permitted to introduce evidence upon
this point. 2. That his flagship, the
New York, was never out Of signal dis
tance of the American squadron dur
ing the battle. When the New York
left the blockading station, he had Civ
en- orders to have ready for hoisting
the signal directing Commodore Schley
to assume command, but that such
signals had not been hoisted when the
enemy endeavored to escape from the
harbor. Far from deserving credit for
the victory, SIMPSONS attorneys as
sert, Schley was actually guilty Of dis
obedience or orders of his commander
in chief. "These ORDERS" says the
brief, were to close in and to hold the
enemy at the harbor's mouth" Schley
so understood the orders. He hoisted
that very signal. When he saw the en-
emy approaching that part of the line
guarded by his own vessel he looped.
He withdrew from the battle formation
and left a hole in the line, interfering
with the Texas, which would have
stopped the gap, and caused her to
back, thereby giving to the enemy a
double opportunity of which they avail
ed themselves, to escape through the
interval he had made"
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement, issued last Friday, shows
for the seven days of February de-
crease under last year of $4,000 bales,
and a decrease under the same period
year before last of 10000. For the 160
lo, Df hA hot ho1
the aggregate is ahead of the same
days of last year $4,000 bales, and
ahead Of the same period year before
last of $4,000 bales. The amount
brought into sight during the past
week has been 132,567 bales, against
1S2154 for the same seven days last
year and 222,405 year before last The
movement since September l shows
receipts at. all United States ports
to be 5,9S6,OO0 bales, against s.
477,755 last year; overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers
to northern mills and Canada, 754,9S7,
against S45,217 last year; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year, 440,922
bales, against 645,S02 last year, and
southern mill takings $4,000 bales,
against 77O,S51 last year. The total
movement since September l is S,061,-
IT'S bales, against 1873, ,625 last year and
7,094,522 year before last. Foreign ex-
ports for the week have been 124, ATS
bales against 1883 last year, making
the total thus far for the season, 1885,
573, against 4,O56,6S2 last year. The to-
tai takingS of American mills, north
and south and Canada thus far for the
season have been 2,3O7,295 bales, against
2,166,S45 last year. Stocks at the sea-
board and the 29 leading southern in
terror centres have decreased during
the week, S6,419 bales, against a de-
crease during the corresponding Pc
riod last season of 27.O25. Including
stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop, and the num-
ber of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to
date is S,421. .402 bales. against 1852, ,159
for the same period last year.
Charleston Post: The nomination
by the president and confirmation by
the senate Of Ben Daniels. Rough Ri
der, to be Pnited States marshal for Ari-
Zona, has made a great stir. The pres
ident picked Daniels because of his gal
lantry in service in the war with Spain.
That was all right. Of course. but 1t
seems that the war record is not thu
only Interesting chapter in Daniels 6