Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-21
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gia, and in the southern portion of
these states is nearing completion.
Fair to good stands Of the early plant
ed are reported from Alabama, Geor-
gia and Florida. In Texas the early
planted is reported as promising.
The second trial Of Nan Patterson,
the young show woman who killed
Caesar Young the bookmaker last June,
began in New York last Monday. The
work Of .empaneling the jury was COM
pleted on Wednesday and the court
adjourned until next Monday. The
case is one Of sensational interest, in
that public opinion seems to have it
that there is but little doubt Of the
woman's guilt; but at the same time
1t Is a serious question as to whether
she can be convicted.
Says a Toxic cable Of April 19:
Although not reported directly, 1t Is
believed that the Russian second Pa
cific squadron continues the occupa-
ton Of Kamranh Bay, or some other
port Of AMMAN, where 1t is expected to
remain until joined by the third Pa
clfic squadron. The report that Ad-
miral Rojestvensky IL maintaining
patrol and examining neutral shipping
off Kamranh Bay increases the irri-
tation toward France for permitting
the use Of that port as base OF OPP
erations. The japanese government
continues silent regarding the presen-
tations on the subject which have been
made to France. The press, however,
continues its agitation against France,
demanding vigorous action.
- Charlotte Chronicle: The burning
Of few bales Of waste cotton in the
south last fall, for the purpose Of re-
ducing the crop and raising the price,
although a farce, created widespread
interest. It seems that the potato
grower UP north is in a much worse
plight than the southern cotton plant
Ell. A Geneva dispatch to the New
York Times says that rather than
bring their potatoes to town to get Is
cents a bushel for them, many farm
ers hereabouts are feeding them to
their stock, letting them rot, or scat
tering them on their fields for fertil-
izers. High prices a year ago tempt
ed farmers to plant heavily, the result
being a large over-production. Prices
opened low in the fall and the farmers
held till spring, expecting the price 70
go up, but 1t has continually gone
down until potatoes now are a drug on
the market. At least 10000 bushels
are said to have gone to waste in this
vicinity"
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese min
lister to Great Britain, expressed the
opinion to the Associated Press last
give battle to Admiral Rojestvensky
with his entire squadron, but would
continue the cautious tactics which
characterized his attacks on the Port
Arthur squadron, not because he fear
ed defeat but owing to his desire to
infiict the greatest amount Of damage
on the Russians with the least loss to
himself. While confident Of his abil-
ity to accomplish the total destruction
Of the Russian squadron in a big
battle, there is the danger of Togo
losing one or two of his big ships.
Therefore Baron Hayashi believes To-
go will employ his torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers, which num-
ber more than a hundred, and are
vastly superior to the Russian torpe-
do boat flotilla, in harassing the Rus
SLAMS, while gradually picking off the
Russian war ships. He said the coasts
Of Japan, Korea and Formosa lend
themselves to night work with torpedo
boats, while the narrow channels will
make the manoeuvring Of large war
ships difficult and dangerous.
In an opinion by Justice Peckham,
the supreme court Of the United States
on last Monday held to be unconsti-
tutional the New York state law max
ing ten hours a days work, and sixty
hours a weeks work in bakeries in
that state. Justices Harlan, White,
Day and Holmes dissented and Justice
Harlan declared that no more import
ant decision had been rendered in the
last century. The opinion was hand
ed down in the case of Lockner versus
the state of New York, and was based
on the ground that the law interferes
with the free exercise Of the rights Of
contract between individuals. The
court Of appeals of the state upheld
the law and affirmed the judgment Of
the trial court. holding Lockner guilty.
Judge Parker wrote the opinion Of
the New York court of appeals sup
porting the law, and the court divided
four to three on the question Of val
idity. Lockner is a baker who was
found guilty of permitting an employee
to work in his bakery more than sixty
hours in a week. Justice Peckham
said that the law is not an act merely
fixing the number Of hours which shall
constitute a legal days work, "but an
absolute prohibition on the employer
permitting under any circumstances
lI1u lSi uOuiS "Oih ~ DS NNAAS
in his establishment"
Washington special to the News
and Courier: International interest
will be attracted during the month
of June to the naval and coast man
oeuvres schedule. for a region includ-
ing the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore
and Washington. Charleston will be
considerably interested in view of the
detail Of the Sd and 36th companies of
coast artillery from Fort Moultrie for
land duty in defence of that region.
The Sd company is detailed for the
artillery district Of the Chesapeake,
and the 36th to the artillery district
Of Baltimore, Md. War department
officials in Washington acknowledge
themselves entirely in the dark as to
the exact plans for the manoeuvres.
The details have not been fully made
up, but everything, at least so far as
the coast artillery arm of the service
is concerned, is in the hands of Gems.
Grant, Wade and Barry, who have
command of the department of the
East, Atlantic coast division and de-