Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12
Scraps and fatts.


entreating them not to smash it, as 1t
was a present from somebody's dear
mother, and consequently a souvenir
which was much valued. The hard
hearted yeoman, of course, promptly
proceeded to search it. and found 1t
crammed with gunpowder and caps.
The thing had been so arranged that
rough treatment would have produced
a destructive explosion.
There is a LABOR war on in Augusta,
Ca, between the operatives and cotton
mill owners. The operatives of the
King" mill struck on Monday for high
er wages and shorter hours, and on
Wednesday all the other mills OF Au-
gusta and the adjoining manufactur-
ing district of Horse Creek, including
the mills at Aiken, Vancluse, Granite
VILE. Bath, Langley and Clear Water,
declared lockouts, throwing 10000 ope-
ratives out of employment. The indi-
cations are that the fight will be pro-
tracted one, the operatives claiming
that they will be able to last at least
six months.
The run Of the presidential train
from Washington to Charleston was
without accident or incident. Every
mile Of the way was made on time.
The Southern railway had not only fit
ted out magnificent train for the
president and his party, but 1t mad
carefully guarded every foot of the
track to prevent accident. The superin-
tendent and train master OF every d.
vision personally accompanied the train
through their territory, and at every
stopping place corps of trainmen rap
idly attended to the needs Of the pala-
tial temporary presidential home. Col
onel L. S. Brown. the general agent OF
the Southern at Washington, was per-
sonally in charge Of the train from the
start. Just ahead Of the train all the
way from Washington ran pilot en-
gine to see that the track was all right.
The talk Of the early establishment
of peace in the Transvaal so common
last week, has about subsided. The
Roer agents in this country and 'Eu-
rope are still claiming that Great Brit
ain Is on the verge Of serious compli-
cations, especially on account Of the re-
cent treaty with Japan, but disinterest-
ed people do not see anything especial
ly serious in the situation. 1t Is fact
that the prime minister Of Holland, not
long ago. made a suggestion looking to
the safe conduct Of President Kruger
and his official family back to South
Africa. and this suggestion was looked
upon as having some connection with
anticipated negotiations. But now the
idea is gaining currency that the Dutch
statesman's suggestion was prompted
more than anything else by feeling to
get rid of the responsibility for his not
altogether welcome guests.
The. insular division Of the war de-
partment has prepared for publication
a statement giving in comparative
form the commerce of the Philippine Is
lands for the eleven months ended No
vember 80, 1901 and 1900: 1t Is shown
that the total!vaNe Of merchandise i'm
ported during the II months ended Mo-
vember 80, 1901, was s27.24s,s1S. against
s22,432,474 for the corresponding time
of 1900. The exports of merchandise
during the II months ended November
80, 1901, amounted to s23,266,1S0, against
s21, ,O69 ,566 for the same period Of 1900
These figures show an increase of q
per cent. in the imports and 10 per cent
in the exports. The value of the mer-
chandise coming from the United States
for the II months ended November 80,
1901, was s1.19O,O75, an increase. Of ST.
199,597 over the corresponding period of
1900, while the exports for the period of
1901 amounted to s4.1S1, ,407, an increase
of s1,76S,74S.
New York special to the Baltimore
Sun: Andrew Carnegie. in an interview,
expresses his admiration Of the will of
Cecil Rhodes, but says the provisions
did not surprise him greatly, as he was
Mr. Rhodes. Green, the historian,
tell u.s." declared Mr.. Carnegie, that
the future Of our race is to be found
not on the banks Of the Thames or the
Clyde, but on the Hudson, the Ohio and
the Mississippi. Lord Roseberry has
just stated in his recent address to the
students of Glasgow, that, for the sake
of a united race, he would be willing
that the capital be transferred to
Washington. He is one Of Cecil
Rhodes's trustees, very properly. He is
also a trustee of the Carnegie fund.
There is no other destiny possible for
the United Kingdom. She must look
across the Atlantic to the children of
her own blood and finally enter the
union as six or eight states-Scotland,
Ireland and Wales, each one, and Eng
land divided into two, perhaps three"
What do you think of Mr.. Rhodes's
reference to a closer union of Ger
many with the English-speaking ma
tions?" was asked. "A great man has
arisen in Germany" replied Mr.. Carne-
gle. THE emperor The only trouble
about taking in Germany at present is
that President Roosevelt and the Ger
man emperor are so much alike, that
am afraid we should have to sacrifice
one of Them
Consideration of the Cuban reciproc-
ity bill, which provides a reduction OF
20 per cent. Of the Dingley rates on Gu
ban sugar. was commenced in the house
last Tuesday. There had been much
caucusing on this question by both
sides Of the house; but neither side had
been able to fully agree upon line of