Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-08


ton directs the senate committee on
privileges and elections to inquire into
the same subject. Mr.. Tillman asked
for present consideration OF the first
resolution but under objection from
Senators Gallinger and Lodge 1t went
over until tomorrow. The other reso-
luton was referred to the courni tee
on privileges and elections.
Thomas P. Wickes, a prominent
attorney and former assistant curpU-
ration counsel for New York city, was
found guilty of blackmail last We'd
nesday, and remanded for sentence
next week. The case of Wickes Is
one Of the most peculiar in the GRIM
inal annals Of the city, and the man
himself has come TO be known as
the 'Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" OF
the legal profession. While occupying
a prominent place among his fellows
in the legal profession and enjoying
a high reputation, 1t has been learned
that under the name Of Lewis Jar
Wis.," which he assumed for the pur-
pose, Wickes wrote hundreds of let
ters to persons who were interested
in cases with which he was con-
nected. To DR.. Edward Weston Of
Newark, n. j., several Of these Lewis
Jarvis letters were written advising
DR.. Weston to settle a certain litiga-
ton against himself by paying several
thousand dollars. Wickes was ar
rested when he went to the postoffice
for letters addressed to Lewis Jar
Wis.,"
Unanimous consent was given last
Wednesday in the house for consid-
Grafton of a bill appropriating $16,-
100000 for the Panama canal. Mr..
Williams claims that there should
have been an itemized account Of the
expenditures. Mr.. Hepburn made a
general speech on the canal and the
progress of the work. Answering
questions as to canal salaries, Mr..
Hepburn said that he could make
the general statement that there were
twenty-six salaries over $4,000, six
between $4,000 and $1,000, fifty-fve
between $4,000 and $4,000. These in
clude engineers Of high skill. Mr..
Fitzgerald, Of New York, said that
he had been informed that $4,000
a year was being paid to a press
agent, but Mr.. Hepburn said that he
knew nothing of that report. Mr..
Williams declared that the canal is
nonpartisan undertaking and said
that no one could claim credit for
It, He intends to offer an amend
ment to reduce the sum Of $16,500,-
to carry on the work to January
next Mr.. Williams said that he
would object to the issuance Of bonds
as long as there was $40,000,000 on
deposit in the national banks without
interest.
- Washington, December 6: Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi, in an effort to maintain an
opposition Democracy as we'll as an
administration Democracy has laid
out a general plan of campaign. Mr..
Williams galloped straight into the
tariff question by introducing a bill
for the establishment of a minimum
tariff, amounting to 80 per cent. Of
the present schedules which shall con-
stitute the maximum tariff. The min
imum schedules will be applied to all
countries which grant the advantage
of their minimum tariff to the United
States. The maximum tariff will ap-
ply to those which do not. Mr.. Will
liams selected 20 per cent as the
extent Of reduction as a concession
to Republican opinion. He had heard
Senator Dolliver declare that the
Dingley schedules had purposely been
made 20 per cent. too high, so as
to allow a reduction of one-fifth for
the play of reciprocal trade relations.
This bill Is a virtual invitation to
the Republican revisionists to join
hands with the Democrats, as in a
house resolution today introduced by
Mr.. Williams asking the president to
reconvene the joint high commission
for the purpose of obtaining freer
trade relations with the United States
and Canada.
The twenty-four national banks
Of South Carolina, according to a
aShinDf0n 6fcnafph make good
a showing as those from any state in
the country under the last call or
the comptroller of the currency, sent
out November 10. These banks show
total resources at the time of the
report Of 21,900,7S6, as against $19,-
6S1,S90 at the same time one year
ago. The total loans and discounts
of the banks was $11,24S.066, while
at the same time one year ago the
one having been organized in the last
amounting to s1O.4O4,249. The total
capital stock of the banks is now
$2,933,O00. against $2,93S,000 a year
ago. The surplus funds of the banks
have increased in year from S754,9s6
to $796.204 at this time and the undi-
vided profits are now $917 3S4 against
$484,769 one year ago. The twenty
their circulation since November 9
of last year. when the total amount
outstanding was $1,939,95O. The to-
tai at this time Is $2.241,590. South
Carolina people are prosperous, too,
as the figures show from deposits.
The individual deposits at this time
aggregate $11.663,4S5 as against So
541,316 one year ago. This is over
100000, in one year.
Fall River, Mass. Dec. 5: The
local cotton manufacturers express
themselves as greatly dissatisfied with
the governments system of issuing
cotton reports and some Of them are
asking that action be taken by the
manufacturers of New England look
ing toward It's abolishment. 1t was
pointed out here today that one OF
the largest firms of cotton brokers in
the country, with headquarters at
Philadelphia, has been asking its GUS
toners to sign petitions to the gov
ernment, looking toward the same
end, One of the mill officials said
today: THE immediate effect of the
report in this manufacturing centre
has been to reduce the wage margin
G per cent, to stifle the demand for
cloth and to upset the calculations OF
mill men who have been trying to
buy cotton from southern planters at
some fixed price. kilograms received
from the south today show that plant
eTs are relying on the accuracy OF
the government report to such an ex-
tent that they will not offer their
product below the speculative figures
fixed on the New York exchange and
Tn most instances. they say that they
do not care to accept orders at the
top prices, for the present at least"
1t is understood that the manufac-
turers object to the publication Of in
complete reports based upon esti-
mates.
Thirty of the leading seed dealers
Of the country have sent President
Roosevelt petition protesting
against the free distribution Of seeds
by members of congress. The signers
present a number of arguments to
Show the injustice of the present
practice, and one of the most forci-
BILE Is that 1t is a grievous restraint
of trade" a class legislation seri-
ously affecting an old established
branch of commerce. The subscri-
bers to the petition say that lit is
not fair for congress to single out