Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-18

three Russian cruisers at Vladivostok.
And this no one knows. The full
fleet at his command to pick from car
ries 1s 12-inch guns, three 12a-inch
and one 10-inch gun, four 12-inch and
four 1e-inch old pattern guns, 67
eight Inch modern guns, 200 six-inch
and 9S 4.7-inch guns. In other words,
Russia has 2S long-range guns to ia
pans 90; t2 medium guns to Japans
65; 20s light guns to Japan's 29S. Ja-
pans superiority Is clearly In eight
inch guns, which are of the latest
type, very effective and mounted on
fast ships. Without going into further
details, the superior mobility Of the
Japanese, permitting them to attack
where they choose, Is their chief ad-
vantage. The fact that the Russian
battleships are reported as carrying
coal on their decks suggests that they
are now fitted, II necessary to make
the remaining voyage to Vladivostok
without replenishing, and that when
the attack comes they will sacrifice
the colliers, ETC., rather than run the
risk, in the effort to protect their con-
voys, Of being separated and engaged
singly. .. .... .,a,. ...... .....
The body Of John Paul Jones, the
famous old Revolutionary sea dog,
who founded the American navy and
struck such terror to British prestige
on the sea has been found in Paris by
Ambassador Porter after five years or
patient search. 1t was known that
the body Of Admiral Jones had been
buried In Paris; but there was no rec
ord OF the exact spot. Ambassador
Porter had no clue except the knowl-
edge that there had once been cem-
etery at a certain point. He began
excavations and found bodies fifteen
or twenty feet under the surface. 1t
was necessary to tunnel the whole
place underneath. The workmen found
body after body without getting any
announcement as to the right one.
Because of the tremendous expense
involved, Ambassador Porter asked
congress for assistance; but received
none. He continued the work. Last
week he ran upon a body that turns
out to be the object Of his search. 1t
was buried in a lead coffin, and was
covered with tin-foil, which has Kept
1t in a remarkable state Of preserva-
ton. The face was clean shaven, and
the long brown hair fell below the
shoulders. The ambassador has the
most accurate descriptions Of the fa-
nous admiral and the body tallies with
these descriptions perfectly. The lin
en- in which the body was wrapped Is
still in good condition. AS soon as
congress makes proper provisions the
body will be removed to the United
States.
Governor Lafonette has just sign
ed very drastic anti-cigarette law,
recently passed by the legislature OF
Wisconsin. Its terms are as follows:
ANY person who shall, by himself, his
servant or agent, or as the servant or
agent Of any other person, directly or
indirectly, or upon any pretense, by any
device, manufacture, sell, offer for SALE
keep for sale, give away or otherwise
dispose Of or bring into this state for
the purpose Of selling, Offering Tor
sale, giving away or otherwise dispos-
ing of, any cigarettes, cigarette paper
or cigarette wrappers, or any substi-
tute therefor, or any paper made or
prepared for the purpose OF making
cigarettes or any substitute therefor,
or for the purpose Of being filled with
tobacco for smoking; or who shall
own, keep or be in any way concerned
employed in owning or keeping any
such cigarettes, cigarette paper, ci-
garette wrappers or substitute there
for, or who shall authorize or permit
the same to be done with the intent
to violate any provision of this sec
ton, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor'
and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished, for the first offense, by fine
Of not less than $5 nor more than S5O'
or by Imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days. and for the
second and each subsequent offense by
a fine Of not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or by Imprisonment In the
county Jail not less than thirty days
nor more than six months; that one
half of the fine recovered shall go 10
the complaining witness: provided,
that the provision hereof shall not ap-
ply to the sales of Sobbers or manufac-
turers doing an interstate business
with customers outside the state"
A portion of the correspondence
between the state department and the
government of Venezuela relative to
the desire of this government for ar
bitration of the asphalt and other
questions which have been the source
Of considerable annoyance to this gov
ernment, has been made public at
Washington. AS has been said, the
note to Venezuela amounted practical
ly to an ultimatum, only 1t did not
specify as to what the action or the
United States would be, saying only
that in case Venezuela refused to ar
bitrate the United States reserved the
right to take such action as 1t may
deem proper" AS the Venezuelan di-
plomats in Washington have always
contended, President Castro's reply Is
not "insolent," a word used originally
by Herbert w. Bowen, United States
minister to Venezuela, In a report
cabled to the state department, when
President Castro answered the note
from this government. A paragraph
Of the reply is as follows: There are
no questions of an international char
acter pending between Venezuela and
the United States. The government
of Venezuela desires to know II the
United States has respect for the SOW
ereignty of Venezuela and considera-