Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-01
Scraps and fats.

after having been buried twenty years.
The seeds buried by the agricultural
department at the Arlington farm are
packed with dry clay in porus clay
pots, covered with saucers and placed
at various depths, from six inches to
three and a half feet. There are thir-
ty-two complete sets in 1854 pots, rep
resenting 109 species. eighty-four gen.
era and thirty-four families. Tests are
to be made at the end of l, 2, 3, 5, Z. 10.
Is, 20, 25, 80, 40 and so years.
Recent developments in the city,
says a Pittsburg dispatch, have estab-
lished the fact that the free transporta-
tion furnished by the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads to the
two big political organizations during
the present year will amount in value
to no less than $250,000. This estimate
is as accurate as can be made. 1t Is
known that the executive head OF one
of the organizations will have secured,
if the present rate keeps up until the
last of the year, from one Of the two
trunk lines to the east no less than
$4,000 worth of transportation. The
county campaign of last fall was hard
ly over before the requests for trans
portation to the seashore, to be used
this summer began to be entered. Sue
cessful candidates and their managers
were literally held up on the streets
and asked to make note Of the wishes
of their constituents. Every applicant
carried at least one district for the
ticket and all he would ever ask was
a pass to the seashore.
Gable dispatches published last
Saturday corrected the report Of the
day previous to the effect that VIM. c.
Magelssen, the United States, vice con-
sui at Beirut, Syria, had been assas-
sinated. 1t developed that Mr.. Ma
gelssen had been shot at, but was not
hit The shot was fired by some con-
cealed assassin whose identity Is not
known. The Associated press explains
that it's error was due to the improper
translation of a word in the cipher ca
BILE. This development gave the case
a new turn in that it was less serious.
1t is represented now that Immediately
after the shooting, the Turkish author
tiles at Beirut expressed their regrets
to Mr.. Magelssen and assured him that
every effort was being made to secure
the arrest of the party or parties who
fired the shot. But the fact that the
vice consul was not killed made no
change on the orders that had been is
sued to Admiral Cotton's squadron.
The admiral continues at some point
close to Beirut. Other developments
are in progress.
Gen. Riccotti Garibaldi, promi-
nent Italian soldier. who fought on the
side of Greece in her war with Turkey
a few years ago, has given out an inter-
view with regard to the situation in
the Balkans. He has no sympathy
with the Macedonian uprising for the
reason that it contemplates assistance
from Russia and Austria. In his op1n-
ion, if Russia should have a hand in
the affair, then she would assume the
same relations to the Macedonians as
is now occupied by the Turks. and he
is doubtful as to whether the Macedo-
mans would be the gamers. He thinks
that Italy is threatened in the present
situation. and proposes that Italy
Greece and Albania, enter into an
agreement with Turkey as against the
Austrians and Russians, and that Boris
Sarafaff appeal to Europe in healf of an
independent government for Macedo-
MIA, Garibaldi says that if Saraffoff will
renounce his hope Of Austro- Russian
intervention, he, Garabaldi, believes he
can take twenty thousand Italian vol
unteers across the Adriatic to the as
sistance Of the Macedonians.
Thomasville, Ga, dispatch to New
York Times: Senator Mark Hanna's
bill to pension the eX-slaves Of the
south has been taken advantage Of by
smart Negroes from the north to
work" the ignorant blacks Of this
section of Georgia for thousands of dol
lars. Some time ago Negro named
Mitchell came to this place represent
ing himself as Senator Hanna's person.
al agent. This Negro spoke to large
assemblies of Negroes and organized
societies in over a dozen counties for
the purpose of pushing the bill. Initia-
ton fees and monthly dues were
charged, and all this money poured
into the pockets of Mitchell and his as
sociates. The Negroes simply went
wild over the scheme, and it is esti-
mated that Mitchell has received more
than $4,000. Last week Mitchell left,
stating that he was going to consult
with Senator Hanna. In the meantime
n. B. Wilson. an old Negro of this
place, had grown suspicious and he
wrote a personal letter to Senator
Hanna, telling him of the way Mitch
ell was working the Negroes. Today
Wilson received the following from
Senator Hanna: Senator Hanna has
authorized no one to collect money to
aid in securing the passage Of this
measure. and any effort being made
along that line with the representation
that it is done with his sanction is
fraudulent. Senator Hanna introduced
the bill by request, and on investiga-
ton, finding the senate committee had
reported unfavorably on a similar
measure in 1900, he withdrew the bill.
Il is not at all probable that favorable
action can be secured on such meas
ure in the future"
Baltimore Sun: The growth Of the
COTTON manufacturing industry in the