Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-12
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Craven county, North Carolina, ten
days ago, and the pest has already
destroyed $4,000 worth Of cotton in
the fields, many fields being COM
pletely stripped. The pest Is spread
ing and numbers Of farmers will
lose almost their entire crops. Spray
ing has been resorted to.
AT q conference last Saturday night
between President Roosevelt and the
Russian peace envoys, M. Witte, by
direction Of the emperor Of Russia
presented to the president the follow
ing communication: Some years ago,
In consequence Of misunderstanding In
the Interpretation Of the most favored
nation clause. there were established
In Russia on several articles of .Ameri-
can production customs duties on
higher scale than those levied on the
same articles when imported from 9TH
er countries. His Majesty, the Elm
peror of Russia, has commanded me 10
inform the President Of the United
States that he has been pleased to or
der the discontinuance Of the levying
of such higher duties on American pro-
ducts In order that henceforth Amer
lean manufacturers should pay the
same duties as importers from other
countries"
- The Russian army at Gunshu Pass
Manchuria, is very we'll pleased with
the peace terms, the officers regarding
them as remarkably fair. Because OF
the wide stretch Of territory covered
by armies and detachments operating In
the interest of the respective belligen-
ents, the peace news has not yet been
thoroughly disseminated and II VIII
take some time before order Is COM
pletely restored. 1t is said that many
Of the troops at the front are very
much concerned about the disorders at
home and prefer to remain In Man
churia rather than return to Russia
President Roosevelt Is said to be very
popular throughout the Russian army,
and he is cheered everywhere on all
occasions. Gen. Oyama on Saturday
sent Gen. Lnevitch letter congratu-
lating him on the restoration Of peace,
and requesting the appointment OF
plenipotentiaries for the arrangement
of peace terms.
During last Fridays session OF
the Southern Cotton Association, the
report Of the financial committee was
heard and adopted. The committee
recommended that a general field
agent and organizer for the national
as we'll as for the state organizations
be appointed, whose chief duty II
shall be to collect funds for the car
rying out Of the associations aims
and objects. 1t Is intended to raise
100000 for the national association
and 100000 each for the state and
county associations. To secure these
funds a tax Of three cents on each
bale Of cotton raised by members
of the association will be levied. The
report named E. D. Smith Of Colum-
bia, s. c., as the field agent. 1t was
not adopted, however. without some
vigorous discussion. 1t was advo-
Gated by Clark Of Mississippi; Brown
of North Carolina: Hyatt Of South
Carolina and Moody Of Alabama, and
opposed by Brooks Of Alabama. ;,
A special term Of the Federal court
held at Greensboro, N. c.. last Satur-
day to investigate charges Of fraud on
the part of revenue officers and distil-
lers, returned twenty-eig indictments
against the following: r. H. Hardin
Starkey Hare. A. s. Patterson, G. w.
Samuels, A. c. Bryan, j. W. Hasty, q.
c. Davis, w. S. Swithey, w. w. Fergu-
son, Charles and Mack Brawley, Frank
and George Goforth. John Goforth, Cal
Eller, F. A Smith, Garfield Foster. A.
M. Foster, T. v. Bell, Mart Myers, ].
H. Smith, ]. NJ. Combs, L. E. Davis, G.
II. Walker, James Eller. James Ellis,
Morphis and Jesse Grady, Will Scott
and Walter Pritchett. The charges in
clude bribery, forgery, perjury, false
reports Of captured stills and false ex-
pense vouchers. Several Of the collec-
tors indicted are prominent In the Re-
publican political circles. Against Col
lector r. H. Hardin, there are 49
counts, embracing violations Of nearly
all the revenue regulations.
y New York, September 8: A mys-
terry of unusual proportions was to-
day developed in the circumstances
surrounding the death Of Jacob H.
Thompson, for the last forty years
an editor on the New York Times,
by positive evidence that he was
murdered on the night Of September
by a brutal clubbing in a promi-
busiest residence and business sec
tions Of New York city. This fact
was disclosed today by the coroner's
autopsy This examination showed
that Mr.. Thompson had been struck
over the head at least a dozen times
with a blunt instrument and had been
strangled as we'll. No one has
been found who admits having the
slightest knowledge of what trans
pired in the editors room in st.
James nOlSi at lVS west fOrly-HVe
street from the time he entered 1t
Thursday evening until he was found
by a chambermaid, who told the
coroner that she saw him half sitting
and making convulsive movements
with his hands. He was then fully
dressed and was wearing riding boots
An unfinished letter was lying on his
desk as II the writer had just laid
down his pen.
A typical western stage coach
robbery by a lone highwayman took
place between Myersville and Rengis,
Wyoming. on the Rocky Mountain
Stage company's run, Wednesday
evening. The highwayman took all
the valuables from the express box,
robbed the mail sacks and took the
cash from the three passengers and
the driver. after which he started
the coach down the trail with in
structions to keep going without
looking back on pain OF being shot.
The stage, with its. three passengers,
was bowling along at a good rate
when suddenly the command to halt