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


metal at the Edgar Thompson plant or
the Carnegie Steel company at Pitts
burg, Pa, last Wednesday. Six were
instantly cooked to death and ten were
sent to the hospital still alive, but with
horrible burns. The others escaped
with trifling injuries.
New York Sun: Ira D. Sankey, the
noted evangelist, who has been Ill IN
his home at 14S South Oxford street.
BROOKLYN, for several weeks, will new
er, it is feared, recover even partial
sight. During his Illness, Mr.. Sankey
has received not only letters Of sympa-
thy from all parts Of the country ana
from abroad, but also numerous checks
and offers Of assistance. The latter
were sent owing to the reports that
Mr.. Sankey had been reduced to pow
erty. Yesterday his son, Ira Allan San
key, expressed the desire Of the family
that these reports should be CONTRA
dicted. I'VE are not at all In need,'
he said. my father Is not rich man,
but he is in comfortable circumstan-
ces. He would be very wealthy IL ne
had taken the royalties from the sale
of his hymn books, but then If ne had
done so people would have said He's In
It for money too and so he .wouidnt
take a cent. There were millions OF
the books sold, but the proceeds went
TO the Moody schools at Northfield."
Vienna cable of March 81: The
news from the Balkans Is causing un-
easIness in official circles here. The
situation is considered to be graver
than a few weeks ago. Two particu-
larly significant reports were received
today. The first, that the czar had
presented to the Prince Of Montenegro
eight batteries Of quick-firing small
calibre guns with ammunition, and the
second that Russia has addressed
another warning message to Bull
paria. In his autograph letter to
the Prince Of Montenegro the car
writes that the gift is intended as
proof of Russia's friendship for Monte
negro, in whose independence all the
Slav people are deeply interested. The
cars gift recalls his recent present TO
Servia of 100000 cartridges. With
regard to Russia's message to Bulgaria
1t is said to have been inspired by the
unfavorable reports received from the
Russian consuls in Macedonia regard
ing the attitude Of the Christian popu-
lation towards the Turks and Is an
explanation Of the recall Of the Dan
eff ministry.
Prompt and satisfactory responses
have been received at the war depart
ment from adjutant generals OF states
and territories to the recent telegraph
ic inquiry as to when the organized
militia will be ready for personal In
spection by an army officer In order to
determine the number OF magazine
arms and equipments to be Issued to
them under the provisions Of the new
militia law. With few exceptions the
state troops will be ready for the pro-
posed inspection during the month OF
April. Among the states which have
announced their readiness for inspec-
ton, either during April or at the con-
venience Of the department are Ala
bama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Car
olina, Virginia and West Virginia. The
militia of Florida is being reorganized
and that state suggested that the IN
spection Of her troops be postponed un-
til August. The new adjutant general
of Tennessee suggests that the inspec-
ton of the militia Of that state be de-
layed until May or June. There are
2,O65 organizations in the several states
stationed at 1,165 places, making the
proposed inspection an undertaking OF
great magnitude.
The census bureau on Wednesday
made public the first annual statement
of cotton production under the perma-
nent organization Of that bureau. The
statement is made by William M. Stu
art, chief statistician Of manufac-
lures. It places the cotton production
exclusive Of linters, for the year at H.
07S,SS2 commercial bales, equivalent to
10,630,945 bales of 500 pounds each.
The total crop, including linters, was
11,275,105 commercial bales, or 1O,627.-
1853 5OO-pound bales. The difference in
the figures on commercial bales and
500-pound bales is due to the fact that
some Of the commercial bales are
round bales. which contain only 255
pounds, or little more than half the
weight Of the square bales. The ex-
PLANTATION Is made that the figures are
the result of personal visits on the
part Of the census office agents to 32,-
753 ginneries. The canvass extended
until March 28th, but at that time
there was still unginned small guam
tity Of cotton. This Is estimated at
1S4,2O5 commercial bales, and these are
included in the figures given as fol-
lows Alabama, 1,011,325; Arkansas,
99s,S29: Florida, 67,2S7; Georgia, l.
50s,1ss; Indian Territory. 40s,591; Kan
sas, As; Kentucky. 1908; Louisiana,
s11,s53; Mississippi. 1,451,626; Missou-
ri, 49,552; North Carolina, $685. Ok
lahoma, 218,390; South Carolina, 948,-
200; Tennessee. 32s,019; Texas, 2,5S7,-
299: Virginia, 16,575.
While the board of directors Of the
Mayence Peoples Bank, was in session
a few days ago, according to a Berlin
cable, the cashier, Hermann, who had
been with the bank for twenty-seven
years, entered the room and told them
he had taken $4,000 Of the banks
funds. The amazed directors, when
they were really convinced that this