Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-15
Straps aud fats.


argues that the ginners' report indi-
Gates a crop of only 100000 bales
and he insists that If the farmers will
market judiciously they will get not
less than 12 cents for their holdings. ,
A well known Russian correspond
ent Of the Associated Press has sent
news from Mukden that General
Kuroki, supreme commander or the
Japanese forces in the field Is dead.
He was struck In the breast by
SPLINTER from a shell at the battle or
Lao Yang and died on October 4.
There Is no reason to doubt the cor
rectness of the news, but 1t is regard
ed as somewhat strange that the fact
of KurokPs death did not become
known until so long after its occur
renee. General Nodzu is now in com
mand Of the japanese forces In the
field.
Upon the arrival of the Wallace
circus at its winter quarters at Peru
Ind, last Thursday, five big elephants
went on a rampage. They first got
after a crowd Of negroes and made
them scatter. Then crashing through
wire fences as If they were barriers
of cobwebs they attacked village OF
Miami Indians. The Indians resisted
with tomahawks and made the ele-
plants go on their way. Leaving the
Indian village the elephants swan the
Mississippi river and went over into
Illinois where they rushed upon and
scattered a crowd Of people In attend
ance on a public sale. Finally the
keepers of the elephants, accompanied
by a crowd Of workmen from the cir
Gus overlook the skylarking brutes
and captured them without much diff
Guilty. The elephants had had their
fun and were tired. ~
The Baltic squadron will proceed
to the far East regardless Of the fate
of Port Arthur. This has been def
nitely determined on by the Admiral
ty. II it is found that Stoessel can
hold out until Rojestvensky can reach
the yellow sea, the fleet will proceed
at once and without delay to Port
Arthur If, however, Nogi succeeds In
capturing the Manchurian stronghold
within the next month or six weeks,
II Is the purpose to have Rojestvensky
spend the time until Vladivostok Is
free of ice in cruising in the Indian
ocean, perfecting his men in the Work
of handling their vessels and guns
and practicing fleet evolutions. He
will then proceed, with Vladivostok
as his objective, join Skrydloff there
refit and then make an attack on Togo
In the hope Of destroying the japanese
naval power. The general STAFF In st.
Petersburg processes confidence In
Stoessel's ability to hold out for two or
three months longer.
New York Tribune: In the opinion
Of those who have visited the great
worlds fairs Of recent years, the Louis
lana Purchase exposition Is In many
respects the greatest ever held: In the
matter Of attendance, however, 1t has
fallen far below the Columbian exposi-
ton of 1898. From April 80 to Octo-
ber 80, the total attendance at the st.
Louis fair was 15,993,295, while from
May 1 to October 80, the attendance at
the Chicago fair was 27,539,521. This
great difference in the number Of Wis
itors may be due to number or
causes, but the chief ones probably are
the more favorable climatic condi-
tions at Chicago, the greater advertis-
ing that fair received, the greater pop
ulation within radius Of one hum
dred miles and the fact that exposi-
tions were then a new thing to the
Mississippi Valley and the great west,
which naturally furnished the majority
Of the visitors. The fact, also, that
the st. Louis fair was contemporaneous
with a presidential campaign may
have had it's influence, especially in
decreasing the attendance in Septem-
ber and October, the months best for
sightseeing and travelling.
Sensational reports Of a threaten
ed Boxer uprising came from Pekin,
China, in a letter from Chas F. Gam
mon Of the American Bible society,
to his father E. M. Cannon, Of Be-
lott, Wis. Mr.. Cannon says that
second Boxer outbreak Is inevitable
and states that United States Minis
ter Conger is alive to the danger and
has notified the Chinese officials that
unless the movement is suppressed at
once he will request United states
troops to be sent to Pekin. Mr.. Gam
mons letter reads in part as follows:
II find the situation in some parts or
north nnS1fiSfQrt0rV- mar
ticularly in Shantung and Honan.
Dates have been set for the slaughter
of all foreigners and the general symp-
toms resemble those Of 1900. Sew
eral secret societies, including the
Boxers, have united in one great So
ciety, the purpose Of which we do not
understand. The officials are helpless
because many Of their underlings are
members. In fact, the officials are
forced to obtain information from
missionaries. The cause of the
trouble I do not know wholly, but
heavy taxation is one Of them. This
is being laid at the door of the for
eigners."
Boston Journal: Like a knife
through a new cheese the good ship
Swami pushed her steel Prov through
the body Of a monster whale while in
midocean a week ago, bound from CAL
cutta and Bombay for Boston, with
cargo aboard worth $1,250,000. The
impact with the whale caused the ship
to culver from stem to stern, several
Of the Lascars, who made up part
of the crew, were hurled to the deck,
and the entire crew was badly fright
ened for a moment, as 1t seemed as
though an unknown Sunken reef had
been struck in midocean. There was
no grating sound of keel on rocks, and
the steamer proceeded on her way,
changing terror to amaZement. At
that moment the lookout shouted, for
all about the steamer the sea was
tinged blood red. Then appeared the