Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-04

yard about week ago. Inc udy pe.
fore the launching divers went down
at the spot where the ship was 10
strike the water after passing off the
ways, and they found iron obstructions
that would have done much injury.
This resulted in a still more thorough
Investigation, but nothing else was
found in the way at the time. On last
Sunday, after the launching 1t was
discovered that hole had been
punched in the ships side below the
water line. The authorities do not
seem to have any suspicion as to who
is probably trying to injure the ship
They have redoubled their vigilance
however.
Columbia Record: An Asheville
attorney has received letter from
Knoxville law firm soliciting the local
attorneys cooperation in securing
business" by reason Of the New Mar
ket railroad disaster. The Knoxville
lawyers gave the names Of the Asfe-
VILE people who were injured In the
wreck and declared that they were
sufficiently able to furnish bonds for
the victims If they would institute
suits against the railroad. This move
this grasping after business-on the
part Of the Tennessee lawyers, is SAID
to be somewhat out of the ordinary
and distinctly unprofessional. That
the Knoxville law firm is letting no
grass grow under its feet Is EVIL
denced by the fact that it has no de-
sire for any compromise of the injured
with the railroad company and be-
lieves that by prompt action any such
contingency may be avoided. The re-
ceipt of the letter by the Asheville at
torney was quite a surprise.
Figures compiled by Director Oh
the Mint Roberts show the total pro-
duction of gold In the United States
during the calendar year 1908, to be OF
the value Of $7S,5s1,7O0. and Of silver
$29,322,00 The total output of gold
shows a decline Of $6,400,000, and OF
silver, a decline of 100000 ounces
from the figures of the previous year.
The falling off is almost entirely due,
according to Mr.. Roberts, to labor
troubles in Colorado. The production
of the precious metals in the Southern
states follows: Georgia, gold, $52,OOo;
silver, $216. North Carolina, gold S7O'-
500; silver, $3.50. South Carolina,
gold, 500, 700; silver, 1852. Tennessee,
gold, $500; silver, $1,000. Virginia,
gold, $13,5O0; silver, $3.50. The
worlds production of gold in 1903 was
valued at sS25,527,20O; that of silver
at s92,039, 800. These figures show a
gain over the output Of 1902 Of $2s,-
6S7, 500 in gold and s,109.331 ounces in
silver. The most important gains in
gold were s2S,974,400 in Africa, and
1881, 800 in Australia; and the most
serious loss was In the United States.
Toxic, October 2: The Russians are
reported to be desperately endeavor-
ing to retake their lost positions, in
cluding Fort Kuropatkin, in the hope
of restoring the water supply OF Port
Arthur. They are said to have repeat
edly assaulted the Japanese after
shelling from neighboring forts and
batteries. The Japanese continue to
hold the positions. Both sides are said
to have suffered severely. The newly
mounted heavy japanese guns are said
to command the entire harbor. The
position Of the remnant OF the Port
Arthur fleet is said to be precarious
and it is believed the vessels must soon
emerge or be destroyed. Advices from
Manchuria are to the effect that the
Japanese and Russian outposts and
scouts continue in close contact south,
southeast and east of Mukden. Skir-
mishes are occurring daily and an ag-
gressive general action is expected
soon. 1t is believed that the general
engagement will take place near Tie
pass and that Gen. Kuropatkin is hold
ing Mukden and positions along the
Hun river merely to check the Japan
csc advance temporarily. Snow has
fallen in the mountains east of Muk-
den and there has been frost in the
valleys.
The department Of agriculture has
issued a report on it's investigation OF
the problem o. controlling the boil
weevils in cotton seed and at ginneries.
The report makes several recommen-
dations designed to greatly retard the
present rate Of spread Of the great cot
ton pest and says that such means OF
control are imperative. The report
recommends storage of the seed in a
building separate from the seed cotton
storage house; the installation in the
latter of special cleaners or droppers,
which also would facilitate ginning;
more extensive use of cleaner feeders
proper, the trash therefrom to be so
treated as to destroy the weevils and
the perfecting Of a device for remov-
ing and destroying the weevils in the
seed and notes. The report says that
whenever the system of handling and
ginning cotton is not found to be et-
fective in removing weevils, as in prac-
tically all the smaller and many of the
larger ginneries in Texas and Louisi-
ana, the seed should be properly sack
ed and fumigated. Farmers are urged
to adopt precautions to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of the weevils in seed or
hulls for feeding purposes, as we'll as
in ginnery refuse. The report con-
cludes that it does not seem possible
to control the boil weevil effectively at
the oil mills.
A dispatch from New York says:
1t was reported at the National Demo-
cratic headquarters last night that
Senator William A. Clark, the copper