Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-01
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contention TOT some llihe past o7 ~
whether the island is American or Gu
ban territory. There are only few
hundred inhabitants on the island al
together, and the Americans and Gu
bans are about equal in numbers
During last week each side had II:
forces under arms and at times II
looked as II there was going to be
fight for supremacy. But the secre'
tary of war has settled the trouble. He
saws that the Isle Of Pines has Away:
been Cuban territory and that the
limited States has no claims on II
whatever. He gives the Americans
down there to understand also tha'
they are subject to Cuban jurisdiction
and that If they offend the laws o,
Cuba they are likely to receive Cuban
punishment.
New York Sun: Seven hundred
and sixty turkeys driven along the
road for ten miles like a herd oi
cattle by three men was the unusual
sight witnessed by scores OF people
i'm Franklin county, Vermont, yester-
day. This novel method of taking
poultry to market was the result oi
a wager. Franklin is the banner coun-
ty for turkeys. but they are usually
killed on different farms and carteo
tn market. With the expense or a
big dinner at stake, Albert Williams
Charles Wilson, and Ezekiel Sumner
of Richford, bet a few friends that
thew could drive all the turkeys the
town could gather to Enesburg FANS
without losing a bird. They were sue
cessful The start was made amid a
great footing of horns, all possible
noise being made to scare the birds
One man led the way with a bag OF
grain and others used persuasion De-
hind. The trip was made in four
hours.
United States Senator Joseph
RaIph Burton, Of Kansas, was on
Wednesday sentenced in the United
States circuit court to serve six
months in the Iron county Jail. Iron
ton, Mo-, and to pay fine Of $2,5OO
as the penalty for conviction on the
Indictment charging that he had acted
in the capacity of a paid attorney In
behalf of the Rialto Grain and Sc
curity company of st. Louis, before
the postoffice department to prevent
the issuance of a fraud order. He
was released on bond in the sum OF
$4,000, with r. c. Kerens as surety,
pending an appeal to the supreme
court Execution of sentence was
stayed pending appeal. Judge Van
Devanter imposed the additional pen
atty debarring Senator Burton forever
from holding any office of honor
trust or profit under the United States
government The sentence imposed
in the previous trial and conviction OF
Senator Burton, before Adams. was
six months in the Iron county jail
and to pay a fine of $1,000. On ap-
peal, the verdict was reversed by the
United States supreme court.
The military information division
of the general staff of the army is In
possession Of voluminous reports
which have been made by army off,
GERS who have been acting as military
attaches with the Russian and Japan
ese forces in Manchuria. There are
more reports yet to come from officers
who have not returned from the scene
of activities. Many of the reports are
accompanied by photographs taker
by the officers themselves or obtained
from photographers with the troops
The Japanese government has teer
careful about allowing these photo
graphs to get out of the country, bu
now, with the termination of hos
tilities, there is no reason why such
information should not be made pub
lie. 1t is the intention to have the
reports Of the American officers care
fully edited, excluding everything Of
a critical nature and cOnfining the ap'
proved text to plain, unbiased de-
scriptive passages. 1t is planned tc
nave THESE lSSuSu III lNO NoiuAlCS, OilS
devoted to the Japanese and the Other
to the Russian army. 1t will probably
be a year before the war department
will be able to get out all the reports
but it may be considered advisable tc
issue bulletins in the meantime, sc
that the knowledge of what has beer
observed by the experts in Manchu'
ria may be impaired to those Ec.'s
directly interested.
- Secretary Wilson with his usua
loyalty to all that pertains to the
farm and farmers. calls attention II
his annual report to the value Of do
mestic animals and dairy and poultry
products. He declares that the faith
full horse was first threatened by the
bicycle. then by the suburban trolley
and the automobile. but none of these
things have been able to diminish hi:
numbers or decrease his value. There
were, the secretary says, 100000
horses and mules at work upon Amer
lean farms at the close of the croI
yCdl, anu AliCil was SA'-VV,VVV,
900 nearly as much as the corn croI
of the year. The prices of the ami
mails have steadily risen. Mich cow!
are likewise advancing in number!
and value, there being 17.570.000 val
ued at $4S2, 100000. Other cattle
however. have declined in number!
and value. last winter numbering 49,,
$4,000 and being worth 1862. 900, 600
Sheep are among the losers, but hog
are holding their positions in mum
bers and value. And there's thu
faithful old hen of the farmers anC
suburbanite Good old Secretary VIII
son does not fail to hand her a bou
quet in passing. He says she is {
worthy companion TO the COW in thu
favors she showers upon the Ameri
can people. The annual production
of eggs is now a score of billions anC
the products are valued at half {
billion dollars. Eggs are doing sub
stitute duty for high-priced meats, tn,
secretary says.
- Washington Star: The annual re
port Of Director Roberts. of the Uni