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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

IT Is stated that the czar has order
ed the payment Of the sum of $25O'Ooo
to Japan to help defray the expenses
of the Russian prisoners being held on
the island. This action Is both
thoughtful and humane. While there
seems to be no reason to believe. that
the Japs will neglect to do anything
they can for the comfort Of their pris-
oners, still it is hardly to be expected
that the prisoners could be supplied
with everything they require under
such circumstances. The fact, how
ever, that the Russians are willing to
send this money for such a purpose
indicates much confidence in their
enemy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
Tuesday, March %; 1905

from his wife, Louisa Cody. Eight
persons were killed and nineteen in
jured by landslide near Semlin, Hun
gary, Sunday. :. The plant of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company
at Rome, Ca, was destroyed by fire
Saturday night, with property loss
of $250,000. Two employees were SER
iously burned. -. Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick has been sentenced to ten years
Imprisonment in the Ohio penitentiary.
:. Judge James Hargis, his nephew.
Elbert Hargis, and Sheriff Callahan OF
Breathitt county, KY, have been in
dicted for the murder Of James Cock
rill at Jackson three years ago. Cur
tbs Jett, who was tried and convicted
OF the murder, is to have a new trial.
The new japanese loan OF $3.50.
900, 900, is to be fioated In the United
States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement, issued last Friday shows for
the twenty four days Of March an in
crease over the same period OF
last year Of $4,000 and an increase
over the same period year before last
of 235,O00. For the 205 days Of the
season that have elapsed the aggre-
gate is ahead Of the same days Of last
year 1,251,000 and ahead Of the same
days year before last 100000. The
amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 235.417 bales,
against 103,803 for the same days last
year and 120,510 year before last. The
movement since September l shows
receipts in all United States ports to
be 7,634,0S3, against 6,64S,202 last year.
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
and Canada 796.280, against S59,45S
last year. Interior stocks in excess Of
those held at the close Of the CONNER
cial year 506.701, against 258,461 last
year; southern mills takings 1,441,000,
against 1,361,2S4. These make the to-
tai movement since September /, TO-
a7S.Os4. against s,127,!o6 last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 121,799, against 1881 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 8,172743, against 5,165.74S last
year. The total takings Of American
mills, north. south and Canada, thus
far for the season have been 3,134.481
bales, against 3,294,347 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead
To- southern interior centres have in
creased during the week 5000 bales,
against a decrease during the corre-
spending period last season Of 44,469.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far from the new crop. the supply
to date Is 10.540,031, against 9,295, ,204
for the same period last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
.Is IT DISHONEST MONEY!
Propriety Of Accepting John D. Rock.
efsIlers Mission Offer.

Propriety OF Accepting Sohh ~ hoSN-
efsller's Mission Offer.
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard OIL
magnate, recently offered to contribute
100000 to the uses of the American
Board of Missions. In view OF the
strong indictments recently preferred
against Standard OIL and its methods
there arose q question as to whether
this money should be accepted. Rev.
Dr. washington GLADDEN., moderator OF
the general council Of Congregational
churches Of the United States, discuss
ed the matter as follows from his pull
pit in Columbus, O., last Sunday
morning.
"The money proffered to our board
of missions comes out Of q colossal
estate whose foundations were laid In
the most relentless rapacity known 10
modern commercial history.
"The success of this business from
the beginning until now has been
largely due to unlawful manipulations
of railway rates.
"The United States government Is
now engaged In a strenuous attempt 10
ferret out and punish this injustice.
And the people Of the United states
have a tremendous battle on their
hands with the corporate greed which
has entrenched itself in this strong
hold and has learned to use the rail-
ways for the oppression and spoliation
of the people. ~
And now on the eve Of this battle,
they are asked to accept great gift
of money from the man who more
completely than any other represents
he system they are summoned TO
fight.
IT hope they are not mean enough to
take his money and then turn around
and fight him. I hope they are not so
faithless to their obligations as to take
his money and shut their mouths or
become his apologists.
I'VE do not want this mans money.
To accept It will be to work the con-
tempt of millions Of honest men; to re-
ject It will strengthen our churches In
the affection and respect Of millions
who are inclined to doubt whether the
churches love God more than Man,
mon. =,
"Our missions will be richer and
stronger without 1t than with 1t, and
we shall lose nothing by our loyalty TO
things unseen and eternal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
The Supreme Test.

Right about now begins the su-
preme test of the ultimate success of
the plans of the Southern Cotton as
ISOLATION, and the next few weeks will
tell whether the holding movement so
remarkably effective up to this time,
will have all been Il vain.
No man need de .eive himself for a
single moment over the question as to
whether or not the farmers made more
cotton last year than the mills can spin
in twelve months. There is not the
least possible doubt Of that fact, and
there Is reason to believe that the sur
plus is closer to 100000 than to g.
100000 bales.
1t is this surplus that constitutes the
key to the whole situation. If the
spinners had a years supply OF cotton
on hand at this time, they would not
be willing to pay cents pound for
the balance remaining in the hands OF
the producers. II would not be worth
that much to them and 1t would be
worth less to the people who have 1t.
Cotton is now worth close to cents.
The mills are paying that for 1t when
they are compelled to have 1t; but
they are not buying until they are OBJ
liged to and the market is very limited.
Every bale sold weakens the market
to that extent, and II million bales
should be offered within the next sixty
days, prices would go down at least
two cents a pound, possibly more.
Everything now depends upon the
reduction of the acreage. Thousands
of farmers have promised to reduce,
and most of those who have promised
will do so. There Is no good reason to
doubt them But If the reduction does
not materialize, the fact will soon be
known, and then good bye to the pres
ent surplus! The spinners will be as
sured that they have complete control
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAGS

THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FGAos-
Acting under authority Of a special act
Of congress, General Ainsworth, the
military secretary, on last Saturday
began the delivery to the governors Of
all the southern states affected Of all
Confederate battle flags captured by
the Union forces during the civil war.
At the same time the military secreta-
ry addressed a letter to each Of the
governors, informing him of the action
Of congress and Of the steps taken by
the war department for the return Of
the battle flags. Since their capture
these flags have been stored in the war
department and most Of them are In
a fair state Of preservation. There are
$40 Of them, but some cannot be re-
turned from lack Of Identification.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

THE Russian minister Of finance q
few days ago invited correspondent
of the London Daily Mail to visit the
vaults Of the state bank in order that
the correspondent might see with his
own eyes the immense quantity Of gold
stored there. The government claims
ss25,00 900, and although the cores
pondent did not make an actual count
he says he has no reason to doubt the
figures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

already placed themselves under the
protection Of the Japanese flag and
have become branches Of the great
Pen Yuan Thue monastery of Toxic.
At Swatow (province of Kwangtung)
Japanese monks have rented a temple
over which the Japanese flag has
been hoisted and they already have
500 followers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. B. N. Moore Is visiting in Ches-
ter.
Mr.. Paul Nicely Moore spent Sunday
in Columbia.
Miss Lee williams is visiting in Cas-
tonia this week.
Miss Alice Hurt spent Sunday with
friends in Rock Hill.
Mr.. John r. Ashe. Of Kershaw. spent
Sunday and Monday in Yorkville.
Mrs. T. ]. Ashe, of New York, is
visiting Mrs. s. c.. Ashe.
Miss Essie Stewart, Of Charlotte, N.
c., Is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. H.
Beard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

THERE Is no doubt Of the fact that
cotton bagging will cost more per
pound or per yard than jute; but really
that won't hurt the cotton raiser. The
more 1t costs the better it will be for
after all will he not be buying it from
himself?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

IT is said that as one condition OF
peace Japan will require Russia to
cease building war ships. The game
little yellow men have been successful
enough in the present war; but they
do not care to go over the same thing
again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.

The Jury commissioners this MORN
ing drew twelve grand jurors and thir-
ty-six petit jurors; the grand jurors to
fill out the partial venire brought over
from last year and to serve during the
next twelve months, and the petit ju-
rors to serve during the first week OF
the approaching term Of the court
which convenes on April 18th, his
Honor, Judge Purdy, presiding:
n.l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
LOCAL LAcoNIcS.
,IiohtIy Builish.


The government ginners' report pub :
,lished today at IL o'clock, indicated
a crop Of 13,5s2,0OO bales, including
linters. Prices advanced slightly on
the publication Of the report and then
dropped off again.
The Approaching Term Of the Court.
The approaching spring term OF the
court will probably last three weeks.
At least three juries will be drawn.
Two petitions were sent to the presid-
ing Judge on the subject, one for one
extra venire, and the other for two ex-
ira venires. The order was signed for
only one extra venire. There Is con-
siderable amount Of jury business to
be disposed Of.
County Board Of Equalization.
The county board Of equalization
met in the Office of the auditor this
morning and organized by the election
of Mr.. ]. F. Ashe, Of McConnellsville,
as chairman. The various townships
are represented as follows: Bethel, j.
w. Jackson; Bethesda, ]. F. Ashe;
Broad River, j. E. Leech; Bullocks
Creek. ]. C. Blair; Catawba, W.. 8.
Lesslie; Ebenezer, w. M. Carothers;
Fort Mill, c. P. Blankenship; Kings
Mountain, w. T. Mcknight; York. J.
L. Moss; Rock Hill, w. w. Boyce;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

THE Mexican government has decid'
ed to adopt the gold standard for Its
monetary system and after April 1t
next the mints Of the country will be
closed to the free coinage Of silver.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

THE car once invited the nations to
a peace conference and 1t seems to be
about time for the nations to recipro-
cate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
THE GOLD WATCH CONTEST.

There Is but little change In the
status Of the gold watch contest. Since
last Friday Sheriff Brown has received
842 additional coupons. distributed
among five teachers. The vote now
-
stands ae follows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28

If peace is established between Rus
sia and Japan it will be safe to ascribe
as the principal reason. Russia's In
ability to borrow more money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
Ths aJurkrille eaq''irsr.
YoRKvII.LE, 8. c.,
TUESDAY, MARCH %, 1905.

PEACE between Russia and Japan
will probably send the price Of cotton
soaring.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15
OREGON NEWS ITEMS.

Timothy j. Ryan, pumpman at the
&c. & e. mine, near Sumpter, was lit
orally blown to pieces Saturday eve
ming at 5 o'clock by blast. He was
stationed at the bottom of the main
shaft when the explosion occurred. 1t
is supposed he left his post to go to
another portion of the mine and walk
ed directly into the zone of the blast
Only portions of the mans body were
recovered, the lower limbs being al
hat could be picked up intact.
The Preston-Parton Touring mill al
Athena, which has been shut down fol
the past few weeks, undergoing the
annual overhauling and repairing
will open up again on July Is.
September IA has finally been de
cided upon as the date for Missouri
day at the Lewis and Clark exposition
Governor Folk states that be will b.
present on that day.
The buildings of the Eastern Oregon
State Normal school are undergone
thorough repairs and preparations ar
being made for the accommodation Q
the increased number of student
which every indication at the presen
time seems to predict.
The Trail concessionaires did not a
tempt to open their attractions Sun
day, as they stated was their intention
The Lewis and Clark exposition al
thorities absolutely refused to reced
from their position.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15
Marketing Potato Crops.

In line with the classic case of the
oyster shippers, cited by President
Hadley of Yale university in his book
on Railroad Transportation, is the
case of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President futile of the
Boston & Maine railroad before the
senate committee on interstate COM
merce. Nothing could better show
how a railroad works for the interest
of the localities which it serves.
main dependence of the farmers
of the AroostOok region is the potato
crop, aggregating annually eight to
ten million bushels which find a mar
ket largely in Boston and the ada
cent thickly settled regions of New
England. The competition of cheap
water transportation from Maine to
all points along the New England
coast keeps railroad freight rates on
these potatoes always at a very low
level.
Potatoes are also a considerable
output of the truck farms of Michi-
gan, their normal market being OBJ
tanned in and through Detroit and Chi
cago and other communities of that
region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought a tremendous yield
Of potatoes from the Michigan fields.
At normal rates and prices there
would have been a glut of the Gus
| tomary markets and the potatoes
would have rotted on the farms To
help the potato growers the railroads
from Michigan made unprecedentedly
low rates on potatoes to every reach
able market, even carrying them in
large quantities to a place so remote
as Boston. The Aroostook growers
mad TO reduce the price on their pc
tatoes and even then could not dis
pose of them unless the Boston 4
Maine railroad reduced its already
low rate. which it did. By means o
these low rates, making possible low
prices, the potato crops of both Mich
igan and Maine were finally market
2 ed Everybody eats potatoes, an
! that year everybody had all the pota
t toes he wanted.
\ While the Michigan railroads mad
, rates that would have been ruinou
. to the railroads, had they been al
, piled to the movement of all potatoe
at all times, to all places, they helpe
e their patrons to find markets theI
The Boston & Maine railroad sutfere
a decrease in its revenue from pot;
toes, but it enabled the Aroostook ia
mers to market their crop and Their
by to obtain money which they speI
. for the varied supplies which the raj
roads brought to them. If the maxim
u Of rates were subject to government
e adjustment such radical and prom
n action could never have been take
e because it is well established that
e a rate be once reduced by ra
Ie road company it cannot be T
stored through the red tape of go
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15

Indian, has been arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Schattner. on
a charge of introducing liquor on the
reservation and also with committing
an assault upon a United States Of
ficer.
Philip II. Craven. inventor OF the
Craven shines table, has arranged for
the installation of test table at the
Federal Mining & Smelling company's
commentator near Wallace. The ap-
paratus is now being manufactured
and will be shipped to the Occur d.
Alenes July 10.
The lone highwayman who held up
the Meadows-Warren stage recently
secured between $1,000 and $500. In
the registered mail was about $1,000
in golddust being sent out by the
Golden Rule Placer Mining company
operating near Warran. No clew has
been obtained as to the identity of the
robber
For the first time in the history OF
Boise the saloons were closed on Sun
day, the doors having been closed al
IL o'clock Saturday night to remain
closed until 6 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
w. Clayton Miller, assistant genera
manager of the Federal Mining
Smelling company, in the Occur d
Alenes, has been made general mana
ger, to succeed Fred w. Bradley, re
signed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15
WANTS TO"BUTTIN'
CHINA REQUESTS A HEARING AT
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Claims She Is vitality Interested in
Proceedings-Russia Favors Sugges-
ton, but Japan viii Not Consent
Armistlce Locked for Middle Of
August.

Washington, July 11.-China's re-
quest to be represented in the Wash
ington conference, on the ground that
she is vitality interested in its pro
ceedings. has been received by the
president and informally transmitted
10 the belligerents. Whether the presi
dent has received the formal replies
can not be learned. but it can be
stated that while Russia is inclined to
favor the suggestion Japan will not
consent to it,
Japan has already made public her
assurance that Manchuria is to be re-
principles for which she says she has
been fighting. Japan regards herself
as fully capable of executing this
promise without the assistance of
China, and in view of Chinas inability
before the war to cope with Russia in
Manchuria, the Japanese government
is unable to see what possible service
a Chinese representative would be in
the Washington conference.
Moreover, the Japanese have all
along taken the position that when
peace negotiations were begun they
would be conducted directly with Rus
sia. 1t is altogether unlikely that the
Washington government will press the
claim of China. and the official view
acre fails to sympathize with the idea
The past week has seen few develop
ments in the plans for the negotia'
tons. Negotiations for an armistice
are not expected to be concluded un
II after the plenipotentiaries meet. II
is pointed out again tnat the beginning
of the rainy season in the war zone
removes the necessity for the imme
date signing of an armistice. Little
doubt is felt, however, that this will
be the first subject discussed by the
plenipotentiaries and probably theii
initial act will be the signing of {
protocol providing for the cessation o.
hostilities for a limited period.
No place has yet been finally select
ed for the holding of the conference
but some place in New England will
certainly be selected. 1t is believed
here that the choice lies between
Portsmouth, N. H.. and Portland, Ne
with the chances in favor of tn
former.
1t is believed here that instead O
the president making the tedious tri
to Washington to meet the plenipoter
tiaries, the plan which will be adopte
is for the plenipotentiaries to go t
Oyster Bay, where they will be joint
received by the president and formal
1 presented to each other. They coul
go by boat thence to the place selecte
. Tor the conference, returning to Was
ngton at the conclusion of their labC
for the formal signing of the treaty {
:. Washington. provided their labors al
u so successful.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15

1t is stated that no more gambling
licenses will be issued in Mexico City
after August l, when all existing IL
censes expire.
Acting on advice of the police, who
have carefully investigated the situa-
ion, the governor general of Odessa
nas directed that elaborate precau-
ions be taken to prevent a massacre
Of the Jews of the city which is I'M
lerstood to have been planned for this
week.
Silas Mcdonald, who was for years
cashier of the state National bank OF
Oshkosh, Wis, committed suicide Sun
day at Philadelphia by cutting his
throat in the presence of his wife. He
had been in i'll health.
Thousands of delegates attended the
18th annual reunion of the Benevolent
and Protective order of Elks at Buffa-
10, N. Y. this week.
Kiel.-First Lieutenant Nirrnheim,
commander of the torpedo boat "S-24'
which collided with the battleship
Woerth July killed himself with a
revolver at his residence, doubtless
from humiliation which he suffered
over the accident and the probability
Of his professional career being ruined.
Mr.. Adee, second assistant secretary
of state, who has just returned to the
United States from France. in which
country he made tour on his bicycle,
has assumed the duties of acting sec
rotary of state.
A. C. Van Ripper, whose name was
mentioned in Secretary Wilson's re-
port as having received advance infor-
nation on the condition of the cotton
crops, made a sensational statement
in which he declared he had nothing
whatever to do with the plans of man
ipulation of the government cotton re-
port.
Rumors continue in circulation at
Rome concerning Pope Plus leaving
the vatican. One of the highest au
thorities at the vatican, however, as
sures the Associated Press that all OF
these stories are fabrications.
The case of Charles c. May, who
was arrested in Boston on the charge
of being a fugitive from justice from
the state of Washington, was called
before Commissioner Hodge Saturday
but was continued a few days. May is
at liberty on $4,000 bail. He has beer
indicted in Washington on the charge
of misappropriation of funds of the BIZ
Bend National bank of Davenport.
| Two blocks of Goldheld's (Nev
business and residence section was to
tally destroyed by fire late Saturda,
afternoon. The loss is estimated a
100000. The fire originated in tn
basement of Mrs. Wilson's milliner
store from a gasoline stove.
Bringing the first news to come OF
of Nome since the wires went dow
the middle of last month. the steam
ship Zealandia reached Seattle froi
the north Sunday. en- route
San Francisco. The Zealandia report
that all of the steamers of the Nom
Z fleet concerning which there has bee
O much speculation during the pa
a week, are safe, and that the delay
their reaching Seattle on their retul
voyage was occasioned by eight day
of such severe weather as to make
impossible to handle cargoes on Il
lighters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-07-15
KILLED bv Her Husband.

In full view of 20 of their neighbors,
John Crane drove his wife from her
home at 11O1 Bales avenue in Kansas
City, Mo, and, as she was fleeing into
the street, he shot her four times in
the back, killing her instantly. A large
crowd assembled, and threats of lynch
ing were freely made, but the prompt
arrival of the police, who took Crane
in charge, prevented violence.
Mrs. Crane, who was SO years old
filed a divorce suit against Crane las
April. alleging that he had fraudulent
ly secured possession Of property o
hers worth $225,O00. She had inherit
ed this property from a former hus
hand.