Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
Straps and faets,

ed here that a Japanese attack on the
fortress will not be long delayed.
There Is, however, calm and deter
mined spirit manifested by the popu-
lation In the face of the forthcoming
crisis. The defences Of Vladivostok, on
which steady work has been In prog
ress since the beginning Of the WIr,
are now considered as having been
completed.
In the opinion Of many naval Of
ficers In Washington the Japanese
navy is stronger today than any other
in the world, says the New York Sun.
While 1t is not equal to some navies
in battery power the lack OF strength
on this score Is more than balanced
by the experience Of the personnel and
its courage and ability to handle the
guns and vessels. The same condition
exists with Japan today which existed
for a few months after the Spanish
war, when the United States had
strong navy, in excellent fighting con-
dition, alert and In a state Of complete
preparedness.
A dispatch from Sasebo, where
Rojestvensky was taken after his cap
ture says that one Of the Russian
commanders has offered an explana-
tion Of his action in taking the course
through the Korean straits which II
had not been expected he would at
tempt. Rojestvensky, he said, had hop
ed to clear the Straits Of Tsu Hima
under cover Of a heavy fog which
prevailed and a southwest gale sud-
denly cleared the fog away and re-
yealed the movements Of his fleet and
laid the vessels open to Togo's attack.
The sinking of the Zemtchung which
had been unofficially reported since
the battle has been confirmed. One
story which was told by the survivors
of the battle is that in the extremity
Of the fight a hundred and forty OF
the helplessly wounded Russian sail
ors on the Orel were thrown overheard
because of their cries Of pain as the
visible agony seriously affected the
men who were working the guns.
National banks to the number OF
forty nine, with an aggregate capitai
Of $2,7S0,O00, were chartered during
the month Of May. OF these, 20, with
with a capital Of $475,000, were or
ganized under the authority Of the act
of March II, 1900, and 20, with total
capital Of $1,ss5,O00, under the act OF
1864. There were 25 Of primary or
ganization, 22 reorganizations Of state
or private banks, and two conversions
Of state banks. The last months work
increased the number and capital OF
banks organized since March IA, 1900,
to 2,5O2 and $147,045.SO0, respectively.
The number Of banks organized last
month was larger than In the same
month Of last year and 1908, but
smaller than In 1900, 1901 and 1902,
when the number Of new banks was
respectively so, 81 and so. The num-
Der Of new organizations In May was
larger than In any month since June,
1908, with the exception Of last March,
when so new banks began business.
Washington, June 8: The Army
and Navy Journal, which is generally
regarded as the mouthpiece OF the
officers In the two services, In Its is
sue today discusses the battle OF
Tsushima. It speaks Of the battle as
the greatest since Trafalgar. Accord
ing to the Journal, what the American
naval officers are unable to explain, Is
the capture Of the two battleships.
CONTINUING it. says, THE capture Of
a battleship was supposed to be i'm
possible In modern naval engagements.
That a ship like the Orel could be
captured, Is so inexplicable an incl
dent as to support the statement that
the Russians were thrown into most
desperate confusion-lost their nerve
opened the valves and abandoned
their ship without fighting to the linn
It." In concluding 1t says, "The naval
officers are wondering what the future
holds In store for these new people,
the keynote to which Is made by Ad-
miral Dewey, when he declared that
the victory should spur us to the
prompt and unremitting upbuilding
Of our navy"
- st. Petersburg, June s: The inter-
view between President Roosevelt and
Ambassador Cassini at Washington
regarding peace in the far east, has
not borne fruit here. Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff has not yet visited Tsarkoe-
Selo but will lay Count Cassinfs dis
patch before the emperor tomorrow,
the regular audience day. The Asso-
ciated Press was informed at the for
eign office that Count Cassinfs report
places the whole conversation In
purely informal light and 1t Is expect
ed that Russia's answer will be re-
turned in an equally informal manner.
The officials did not hesitate to ex-
press the opinion that the determine
tion to continue the war was fixed and
definite. They seemed pleased with
President Roosevelt's friendly spirit
which was manifested in such form
as not to require formal reply. Am
bassador. Meyer did not receive any
dispatches on the subject during the
day and after the fiutter of excitement
In diplomatic circles caused by the
press dispatches regarding the Wash
ington interview the representatives of
the powers here are disposed to look
upon the attempt to end the war as
fruitless until another land battle at
least.
The following bulletin OIL the cot
ton crop was issued from the agricul-
tural department last Friday: Returns
to the chief Of the bureau Of statistics
Of the department of agriculture show
the total area planted in cotton in the
United States up to May 25th to be
about 2S,120,000 acres, a decrease OF
about 100000 acres, or ia per cent,
from the total acreage planted last
year. The average condition Of the
growing crop on May 25th was 77.2, as
compared with SO on May 26th, 1904;
74.1 at the corresponding date in 1908,
and a 10-year average of S5.3. The
percentage of decrease In acreage In
the different states the comparison
heinp with the total area planted last