Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-25

brought TO pear III ldVoi VI ieho'e--'
but today's vote has settled the mat
ter, at least for the present.
Mobile, Ala, dispatch OF Wednes-
day: Congressman James D. Richard
son, Democratic leader Of the house.
who is here at the reunion Of the Scot
tish Rite Masonry Of Alabama, when
closing his speech tonight at ban
ouet in the Battle House, announced
that he had decided to quit politics ana
devote himself to the work OF Scot
tish Rite Masonry. He said that ne
had been honored by reelection 10
congress nine times, and also had been
elected grand commander Of the south
ern supreme council, thirty-third de-
gree Scottish Rite Free Masonry, and
that the duties of the two offices con-
hicted so that 1t was necessary for him
TO give up one or the other, and that
he had now decided to give up poll
tics entirely, and to devote all MS
time in the future to the furtherance
of Scottish Rite Masonry. The an
nouncement was received with great
demonstrations Of applause.
Alfred Dreyfus, according to a
Paris dispatch, has submitted to MIN
lister of War Andre a lengthy letter.
I'm which he earnestly asks for the re-
opening of his case by means or an
investigation by the minister, as the
supreme head Of military justice. The
letter, which is dated Paris, April Il,
confirms the report that Dreyfus had
been living quietly for some time. II
promises to cause a tremendous ag1ta-
ton among the various elements OF
the political groups for and against
Dreyfus. The first part Of the letter
is an earnest plea that the court which
condemned him at Rennes was I'M
properly Influenced, first, by the an
notated document ascribed to Emperor
William, and, second, by the false
testimony of one Of the witnesses,
Czernski. After arguing on: the extent
to which these contributed to his con-
demnation, Dreyfus recalls in graphic
terms the long series Of horrors to
which he had been subjected. The let
ter throughout is couched in highly
dramatic style, which Is likely to make
it one Of the notable papers Of the
case.
Capt. Edwin o. Sarratt, Of the
United States army, formerly OF Un-
ion county, recently made the best
record with a six-inch rapid fire gun
that has ever been scored. 1t was at
Preside, Cal. The target was a NOV
ing one on the water, ten feet long, ten
feet wide and twelve feet high, and
was supposed to represent battle
ship. At distance Of 4,500 yards,
Capt Sarratt made fifteen consecutive
hits in IA minutes and 13 seconds.
For the first time in the history or
our foreign commerce the imports into
the United States exceeded $1,00O,OOO,-
900 in the twelve months ending with
March, 1903. Prior to 1870 they had
never reached as much as 500,000,0O0
in a single year, and it was not until
1890 that they reached $750,o00.000 in
value. Meantime the exports have
grown with like rapidity. In the
twelve months ending with March,
1903, the total exports were $1,414, 1885,
s54, against s1,OO1 ,596,6S3 of imports.
giving an excess Of imports during the
twelve months Of $413,190,271. Exports
never reached s5OO,OOO,00O in value in
a single year until after 1870. In 1880,
they passed, for the first time, the
$75O,000,000 line: in 1892 they for the
first time exceeded $1,000, 100000.
Should the exports Of April, May and
June average as high as those for
March, they would bring the total ex-
ports for the fiscal year past the $780,
000,000,000 line.
Russia, says Pekin cable, has de-
manded that China sign an agreement
practically ceding to her the sover-
eighty of Manchuria and excluding
other nations from that country. The
Russian charge d'affaires, Mr.. Plan
con, has informed Prince Ching,
president Of the foreign office, that no
further steps in the evacuation OF
Manchuria will be taken until this
agreement Is signed. Prince Ching
refused the Russian terms, but his refu-
sal probably pleases Russia as much as
his acceptance would have done, as eth
er alternative means the relinquish-
ment Of Chinese sovereignty In Man
churia. The Russian demands are as
follows: First, no Manchuria parts or
towns are to be opened second, no more
foreign consuls are to be admitted into
Manchuria; third, no foreigners ex-
cept Russians are to be employed In
the public service of Manchuria;
ministration Of Manchuria is to remain
unchanged; fifth, the customs receipts
at the ports Of Newchwang are to be
given to the Russo Chinese bank;
sixth, a sanitary commission to be Or
ganized under Russian control;
seventh, Russia is entitled to attach
the telegraph wires and poles Of all
Chinese lines in Manchuria. and eighth
no territory in Manchuria is to be
alienated to any other power.
. - Military measures of a remarkable
character are being taken throughout
Russia according to ST. Petersburg
dispatch. Possession has been secured
of a secret order to the army corps
and local garrisons detailed methods
to be followed by the soldiery in the
event of disturbances. Each town Is
divided into military quarters, each
company of each regiment is assign
ed to a certain position and intrusted