Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-14
Scraps and 9aets.

street car employees Of New York, was
brought to a sudden ending last week.
1t seems that the leaders Of the local
organization had undertaken a little
too much. They made demands on
their employers in violation Of previ-
Gus agreements, and the national Or
-s,anization failed to sustain them. On
the contrary they were deprived OF
their charter and the striking en-
ployes lost their places. Only few
hundred of the 5000 strikers got their
old places back again. The incident
Is claimed as victory for organized
labor, in that the national organiza-
ton is unwilling to support demands
which It considers unwarranted and
unjust
The long-drawn out Chadwick
trial came to q close in the Federal
court at Cleveland, O., last Saturday
night with verdict Of guilty. There
were a number of counts in the indict-
ment against Mrs. Chadwick; but the
verdict Of guilty relates principally to
the charge Of conspiracy to procure
certification of checks drawn by her
on a National bank in which she had
no funds. She had a spell OF hysteria
on the announcement OF the verdict.
Her counsel gave notice of motion
for a new trial and the judge said ne
would set day for hearing argument
The verdict of guilty covered seven
counts in the indictment and the max
imum sentence allowed by the law Is
$4,000 fine or two years Imprisonment
or both fine and Imprisonment In each
case.
A silent investigation Is going on
In the postoffice department. says
Washington dispatch. Postmaster
General Cortelyou has experts at work
and the investigation made by former
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Bristow
is TO be duplicated. Chief Inspector
Vickery is at the head Of the inquiry.
Mr.. Cortelyou will proceed, in his own
way. to find out II any grafters are
left in the department. The conviction
of Machen and Beavers furnished
much information as to the methods
by which the service was made profit
able to those on the inside. Presl-
dent Roosevelt is understood to have
told Cortelyou to purge the department
II irregularities exist. 1t Is understood
that Cortelyou will institute a general,
but silent system Of decapitation, and
clean out the department without noise
or publicity.
Field Marshal Oyama sent the fol-
lowing report to Toxic from Mukden
last Sunday: Prisoners, spoils and
the enemys estimated casualties
against all our forces in the Shakhe
direction following, but the prisoners
guns and spoils are increasing mo-
mentarily. The prisoners number over
10000, including Gen. Nachmoss. The
killed and wounded are estimated at
10000. The enemy's dead left on the
field number 26,50O. The spoils include
two flags, about so guns, $4,000 rifles,
$50 ammunition wagons, 1000 carts,
100000 shells, 25.0O0.000 rounds Of
small arms ammunition, $4,000 BUSH
els of cereals, 275,000 bushels Of fod-
der, 45 miles Of light railway outfit, e.
900 horses, 23 cart loads Of maps, 1,O00
cart loads Of clothing and accoutre-
ments, 100000 rations Of bread, TO-
900 tons of fuel and 60 tons Of hay. and
besides tools, tents, bullocks, telegraph
ha6a stoves
and numerous other property. No re-
port from the Sinking direction has
been received. The battle has been Of
ficially named the battle of Mukden."
Says a st. Petersburg dispatch Of
March 13; The immediate answer OF
the Russian government to the defeat
at Mukden is the announcement that q
new army will be raised and the forces
in the far east reorganized; that Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky will be ordered
to sail on and try conclusions with
Togo, and that the war will be prose-
cuted to the bitter end. This Is the
present temper Of Emperor Nicholas
and his dominant advisers, voiced in a
firm official announcement that the
position of Russia is unchanged, and
that the initiative for peace can come
only from Japan. Should the island
empire choose to tender moderate"
terms and recognize its adversary as
the power in the far east, peace could
easily be arranged; but the voice OF
her diplomacy in various parts OF the
world indicates that she Is not ready
to do this, and the Russian govern
ment with the full magnitude Of the
disaster at Mukden still undetermined,
but with the 1905 campaign seemingly
already hopelessly compromised, re-
treat to Hardin inevitable and Vladi-
vostok practically lost, declares that
the time has not yet come when Rus
sia can be forced to humble herself.
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement, issued last Friday, shows
for the ten days Of March an increase
over last year of $4,000 bales and an
increase over the same period year be-
fore last Of $4,000. For the 191 days of
the season that have elapsed the ag-
gregate is ahead of the same days last
year 1,018,000 and ahead Of the same
days year before last $4,000. The
amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 226,0S2 bales,
against 114,159 for the same seven
days last year and 1S7,147 year before
last. The movement since September
/ shows receipts at all United States
ports to be 7,314,SO6, against 6,521,0S5
last year. Overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac river to
northern mills and Canada 1888,
against S21,7S0 last year: interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year 5O9,99s,
against 291,9SS last year; southern
mills takings 1,361,OOO, against $780,
$50 last year The total movement
since September l is 9,923,743, against
S,9O5,663 last year. Foreign exports
for the week have been 1889 against
42,O51 last year. making the total thus
far for the season 5,Ss7,071, against s.
O33,lO9 last year. The total takings of
American mills, north, south and Can
ada thus far for the season have been