Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-09
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mowers in the far East, and we snail
hear little more of opposition TO Rus-
sia's hold Of Manchuria. Japan mas
feared that Russia intended hedging
her about and that the czars govern
ment had designs upon Korea as well
as upon Manchuria. If Japan is given
nrior rights in the hermit kingdom, she
will probably be we'll enough satisheo
to leave Russia in possession OF Man.
churia-particularly as 1t Is perrectly
evident that Russia will not relinqulsh
that without war.
"A press censorship has been estap-
Ished at the war department. Lieut..
Col. H. A. Greene, secretary or the
army general staff, who at one time
was press censor in Manila, P. l., has
been given similar duties at the war
department. General staff officers nave
determined that nothing appertaining
to the work Of the general staff snail
be printed without having first been
scanned by Col. Greene. All general
staff officers at the war department
have been ordered by Lieut.. Gen. >.
M. B. Young, chief of staff, not to give
information to the press, notwlthstano-
ing the fact that this is supposed to be
a period of profound peace
Taking the estimates used at the
Chicago stock yards as the rule, a steer
weighing 1900 pounds will be divided
2a0 mounds.
sides $3.50 pounds each), $50 pounds;
liver, 10 pounds; heart, 4 pounds; tai
low, go pounds; tongue, pounds; hlde'
"a pounds; fertilizer material, IA
pounds; dry blood, 4 pounds; horns 4
pounds; brains, pounds; hoofs, b
pounds; sinews, pounds; tall,
pounds; sweetbreads, pounds. Some
blood, bone and waste meat go into
the fertilizer materials and are in
cluded in that estimate. The condl-
ton of the animal affects the weights
of the parts, a fat steer having more
tallow than lean one.
Salisbury, N. c., dispatch OF Oc-
tober s: A man giving his home as
New York city, but declining to give
his name, was driven out of town at
Lumberton, n. c., at the point OF pls-
tolls because he was trying to place or
ders for whisky to be delivered IN
packages by express. Lumberton re-
Gently went dry in an election and the
town administration is in sympathy
with the prohibitionists. Chief Of Po-
lice Sirpey and two officers with some
prohibitionists went today to the ho-
tel where the man was and surrounded
it. The man attempted to escape by
back way, when guns were presented
to his face. He was given a lecture,
and he begged to be allowed to go,
and upon a promise never to return
again he was escorted out of town by
armed men.
The United States court of appeals
for the eighth circuit has handed down
a decision in the suit Of Mrs. Thomas
]. McAdam against the United Com
mercial Travellers Of America, sustain
ing the lower court in awarding Mrs.
McAdam the full amount of an insur-
ance policy of $4,000 carried by her
late husband, Thomas ]. McAdam OF
East Grand Forks, North Dakota. The
deceased was killed by an explosion of
gas in a cellar and Mrs. McAdam set
tied with an agent for $1,000 upon the
latters recommendation that the case
showed contributory negligence on the
part Of Mr.. McAdam. Later on, being
informed that she had valid claim,
she returned the check of the company,
and in a suit recovered the full amount
of the policy.
The resignation of a member of
the Biltmore estate, owned by George
w. Vanderbilt, says an Asheville dis
patch, and the we'll founded reports
to the effect that the office is short the
sum of nine thousand dollars created
a big sensation here. Mr.. Vanderbilt
is here looking after the matter per-
sonally. The defalcation is said, on ex-
cellent authority, to be only too real.
A combination Of two or three OF the
office force made the steal. This is the
second or third time Biltmore funds
have been stolen or misappropriated
since Mr.. Vanderbilt commenced the
improvement to this, the finest country
estate in America. Mr.. Vanderbilt is
said to be greatly worried and hurt
over the matter, but is is understood
that he will not prosecute the parties
suspected Of the misappropriation.
A new plant from Japan, called
mitsumata, is being experimental with
by the department Of agriculture to
test it's qualities for paper making.
Trips were made to Japan and other
countries by D. G. Fairchild, foreign
agent Of the department, and Barbour
Lathrop of Chicago, with the purpose
of finding plants that could be applied
to this industry. In mitsumata the de-
partment believes that a valuable crop
can be added to the agricultural indus
try of the southern states and the pres
ent experiments are being conducted
with that end in view. The plant is
largely cultivated by the Japanese and
is adapted to warm climates, but does
not require fine soil, clay having been
found to be the best for the purpose.
1t will grow we'll on land that is too
poor for rice, and from 600 to 1000
pounds of bark are produced per acre.
In Japan the bark pulp sells for Is
cents a pound. gold, which is four
times the price paid for American wood
pulp in Yokohama.
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