Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-11
Straps and faets.

over. The bag" was four tons Of spar
rows. Two parties of farmers organ
ize at this season of the year to hunt
sparrows, and the one which has the
smallest bag at the end Of the hunt has
to give dinner to the victor. The los
ing side on this occasion brought In
1000, while their rivals showed $4,000,
a total of $4,000. The birds averaged
four ounces each.
"A bill of much interest to ex-Con-
-federate soldiers, was favorably acted
upon by the house committee on wor
claims, last Tuesday. 1t provides For
paying former Confederate soldiers for
horses, saddles, brides and side arms
taken from them in violation Of the
terms of surrender made by Generals
Lee and Johnston with Generals Grant
and Sherman. The bill was introduce
ed by Representative Padgett, of Ten
nessee.
A serious clash has occurred be-
tween American sailors Of the United
States steamship Vicksburg and the
Russian soldiers at Niu Chwang, Chi
ma, says Washington dispatch
There have been three fights and as
result one Russian soldier is reported
wounded. The matter was made
the subject of complaint by the Rus
sian ambassador in Pekin to United
States Minister Conger and Mr.. Con-
ger in turn has informed the state de-
partment Secretary Of the Navy Long
has cabled Commander Barry, OF the
Vicksburg, to use every effort to pre-
vent any further collisions. The Vicks-
burg is in winter quarters in a mud
dock at the mouth Of the river and can
not be released before spring.
In response to the resolution in the
senate adopted before the holiday re-
cess at the instance Of Senator Clay
the postmaster general on Tuesday
sent to the senate a statement covering
the expenditures Of the government for
carrying the ocean mails from July 1,
1887, to June 80, 1901. The statement
shows the following expenditures for
the last fiscal year: To the Internation-
al Navigation company, $52S,537; North
German Lloyd, $SO,141; Hamburg
American, $52.75O; Cunard, s21S,772;
White Star, s91, ,591; Campagnie Gener-
ale Trans-A -Atlantique, s24,S42; service to
Venezuela, $56,450; service to South
ampton, England, s52S.531; service to
Mexico, $127,602; service to Jamaica,
s117.49O: service to Havana, s73,176; SER
vice to New South Wales, s133,272.
The census bureau, on Tuesday, is
sued a report announcing that the pop
ulation Of the United States, including
all outlying possessions, was S4,233,-
O69 in the census year 1900. This is
itemized as follows: Continental United
States or United States proper, 1894
SIS heretofore announcedD; Philip
pines, 6,961,339. being the estimate Of
the satisfy Ian to the Philippine COM
mission; Porto Rico. 953,243; Hawaii,
154,OO1 Alaska, 1852; Guam, 5000;
American Samoa, 6,100; persons in the
military and naval service Of the Uni
ted States outside Of the territory Of
the United States proper, 91,219. The
report announces that the twelfth CEN
sus only extended to Alaska and Ha-
waii outside Of continental United
States" but that the figures for the
rest Of the United States domain are
taken from the best available re-
sources.
- Secretary Cages letter of resigna-
ton, dated December 10, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt's reply were made pub
lie at the White House on Monday.
Mr.. Gage thanks the president for con-
fidence bestowed and expresses earn
est desire for the highest success Of the
administration. In his reply the pres
ident says: "Your service to the ma
tion mas been rendered at cost Of loss
to you-heavy loss, from material
standpoint, as must ever be the case
with a man like you who deliberately
abandons the comparative ease and the
high pecuniary rewards Of large bus
mess for the exhausting work of the
position you have so honorably filled
during the last five years." In a letter
to Postmaster General Smith. accept
ing the latter's resignation, the presi-
dent says: II deeply regret that we are
no longer to serve side by side; and
earnestly wish you we'll in the future,
and bid you godspeed in your new du-
ties-for wherever you may be, the
weight of your influence Is sure to be
potent on the side Of clean and honest
government"
Acting in accordance with a recon-
mendation made by Governor General
Wood, military governor Of Cuba, Sec
retary Root had directed that the third
squadron of the Eighth cavalry, COM
prising the entire garrison at Puerto
Principe, be brought to the United
States. At the first favorable oppor-
tunity General Wood reported that the
garrison could be abandoned without
detriment to public interest and that
the troops in question were not needed
elsewhere in Cuba. Although 1t Is said
at the war department that there is
no other suggestion to this movement,
it is admitted that it is practically the
beginning Of the general withdrawal
of United States troops in Cuba pre-
paratory to the transfer of the control
of affairs to the civil government to
be installed during the coming summer
So far as known there will be no fur
ther withdrawal of troops until final
arrangements are made for the formal
transfer of the government to the new