Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-28
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has suffered materially from heavy
rains and lack of sunshine over a large
part of the central and eastern districts
of the cotton region, where, as In the
previous week, rapid growth and, in
some localities, too much stalk, eXces-
sive shedding and rust are reported.
The plant, however, is generally well
.fruited throughout the belt. In Texas
the boil weevil is doing much damage
except in the northern counties, and
boil worms are more numerous and de-
structive. A little picking has been
done throughout the southern portion
of the belt, but this work Is not yet
general.
-Constantinople cable Of August 26:
The government has decided to call to
the colors all the remaining European
reserves belonging to the second
and third army corps and a num-
Der of other reserves which Will
bring the total of the Turkish
soldiers in Macedonia up to $50 bat
talions or almost double the force util-
lied in the Turkish Greek war. The
enrolment Of such large bodies OF
troops indicates the seriousness with
which Turkey views the situation and
her determination to use all the means
at her disposal to repress the rebellion.
Ibrahim Pasha, the new commander OF
the troops, is young man and capable
officer. Seven battalions have been dis
patched to Florina from Monastir.
The wallis Of Monastir and Salonica
telegraph that they are now able to
guarantee the maintenance Of order in
their respective towns.
- Hamlet, N. c., special of Monday
to the Atlanta Journal: United States
Senator A. o. Bacon and party OF
prominent Atlanta people went without
breakfast yesterday morning at Ham
let, N. c., while Booker T. Washington
and a number Of Negroes were feasted
in the dining room in the depot. The
main dining room was given oyer en-
tirely to the colored delegation, while
small table in the side reading room
WAS ClSdESu VI lAS DooAo e~Ai@ % ~"
plates laid where the white gentlemen
were invited to partake Of their morn
ing meal. Some consented to eat at
the little side table. Senator Bacon
and the members Of the Atlanta party
refused to satisfy their hunger under
the circumstances. When they had
finished their meal the Negroes walked
out, seated themselves, lighted cigars
and cigarettes and waited for the train
to depart. The Atlanta people walked
up and down the tracks and nursed
their hunger"
The total recorded immigration in
to the United States since the organi-
zation of the government is, in round
numbers, 20,000,000 persons. This
statement Is in report just made pub
lie by Mr.. Cortelyou, secretary Of COM
merce. The number Of foreign-born
persons now residing in the United
States is more than 100000, and the
number Of persons of foreign parentage
exceeds 26,OO0,OOO. The total recorded
arrivals of immigrants during the year
just ended is S57,O46, and exceeds the
figures for any preceding year. Even
these figures, however, are incomplete.
Owing to the great difficulty in obtain
ing accurate statements of the immi-
grants from the contiguous countries of
Canada and Mexico, no statistics of i'm
migration into the United States OF
citizens of those countries are gathered
by the government. The fact that the
census of 1900 shows the presence of
born in Canada, and 103,445 persons
born in Mexico, shows that the number
of arrivals from these countries, proper
to be considered as immigrants, must
be large. Indeed, Canada ranked third
as the birth place of the foreign-born
population IN the United States in 1900,
Germany being first with total of q
669,064; Ireland second, with 1874 469,
and Canada third, with 1,123,255.
Lisbon letter of August % to st.
Louis Globe Democrat: Now that the
United States fleet has departed, the
censor allows some news regarding the
American invasion to leak out. There
was not day during the entire visit
that the Yankee sailors didn't invite the
"Dagos' to street battles. At first po-
licemen tried to interfere, but a few
sample pummelings they got scared
them out of their wits, and they de-
cided to let things run their course.
That the American officers tried their
best to keep the men within the bounds
Of decency, is not denied, but Lisbon is
a big city and full of Dagos-and the
lieutenants. captains and ensigns could
not be everywhere. When the Portu-
guese naval engineer, Senor Mesnier,
passed the Brooklyn in a launch, he
was promptly fired upon with ancient
apples, whereupon the unbridled pride
of his race moved him to stand up
boldly in the boat, demanding satisfac-
tion. The captain, or commander of
the Brooklyn, happened to be on board,
and came out to see about the trouble,
and Mesnier Immediately sent his card
to him, challenging him to mortal COM
bat. Now, the commander lowered his
. own sloop to bring the Portuguese on
board. Arrived there, he was piled
with excuses, cocktails, courtesies, ci-
garettes and luncheon, and went away
smiling, having forgotten all about his
intention to spill Yankee blood.
Washington dispatch Of Aug. "a:
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson refuses
to bulge from his position with refer
ence to the cotton corner as expressed
last week in which he said that the
nporatorS woro con,pop oop,h1arS In