Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
Straps aud facts.

away from the Italian quarter In which
1t originated to the outlying districts.
- Army officers at Washington have
been busy for the past few days COL
lecting statistics bearing upon the re-
spective strength Of the Russian ana
Japanese armies ir case they should
be compelled to continue fighting as a
result of failure Of the peace con-
ference. It has been ascertained that
in the five japanese armies opposing
General Linevitch, exclusive OF caVaI-
ry and artillery, there are from 4O0,-
600 to 100000 bayonets. which give
Field Marshal Oyama a decide1 suLe-
riority over the strength usually allot-
ted to Linevitch's army by the Ru'
slams. The division of the japanese
forces Is as follows: Gen. Kuroki, 1l5'-
900 to 10000 bayonets; Gen. Oku' no.
600 to 115,OO0 bayonets; Gen. Nogi'
$4,000 to 10000; Gen. Nodzu, $4,000,
and Gen. Kamura, $4,000 to $4,000 bay
onets.
Twenty-four religious denomina-
tions, containing 100000 commu-
nicants, have each appointed from
five to fifty delegates to meet in New
York on Nov. 15, to take part In an
interchurch conference, the object be-
ing a federation Of the Protestant
forces in America. President Roose-
velt has expressed sympathy with the
movement, and 1t is expected that one
or more members of his cabinet will
be able to take part in the discussion
of the conference. Sixty speakers and
presiding officers include five bishops
of the Protestant Episcopal church, six
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal,
bishops Of the Reformed Episcopal,
bishops of the Moravian body. repre-
sentatives Of the Presbyterian, Con-
gregational, Baptist and other denom-
nations. Among the issues to be
considered are religious education,
social order, evangelization, home and
foreign missions, fellowship Of faith.
national life and Christian progress.
There will be two eclipses this
month, one OF the moon and one Of the
sun. The lunar eclipse will occur on
the night Of Aug IA. The moon Will en-
ter the earth's shadow at S.55, viewed
from this locality, and the eclipse will
be partial. only about one-third OF the
moons surface being obscured. The
moon will leave the shadow at 1O.5s.
The eclipse Of the sun will occur Au-
gust 30. It will be total eclipse, but
will be visible In North America only
in the eastern half Of the continent. II
will not be visible west Of line drawn
from Fort Belknap, Montana. to In
dianola, Texas. The eclipse will be to-
tai at sunrise in Manitoba, and the
shadow will sweep across the Atlantic,
turning somewhat southwark to the
Spanish coast near Cape Finisterre.
Crossing Spain, the shadow will ira
verse the Mediterranean, enter the At
riean desert, pass the Nile near Assua
and finally leave the earth somewhere
In Arabia In less than three hours after
1t touches the earth in Canada. The
duration of the total phase will be
BTcdlcSl III oPoAib abNeN
three quarter minutes. In Labrador
the totality will last about two and
half minutes. The eclipse will end at
637 a. m by standard, central time.
PLANS for the largest irrigation
plant yet undertaken by the Federal
government have been completed by
the bureau Of reclamation Of arid lands.
1t is what Is known as the El Paso
system, which has been the subject or
agitation in Texas for a quarter Of a
century. Last winter congress, by
special act, made this project one for
the bureau 10 take up at once. Its
cost Is to be $7,20O,000, the greatest of
any work of the kind ever undertaken
in the United States. The plan Is TO
construct a dam near Engle, N. M,
100 miles north of El Paso, on the Rio
Grande, by which water enough Will
be saved to irrigate 100000 acres OF
the richest land In the west, lying In
New Mexico and Texas, and also 10000
acres in Mexico. The Rio Grande be-
ing an international stream 1t Will re-
Quire the completion Of pending trea-
ty between the United States and Mex
leo before the work can be begun.
Mexico for many years has complained
that the farmers on this side OF the
boundary are using up the water OF the
river, which for 400 years the Pueblo
Indians used to irrigate their fields.
They raised magnificent crops Of corn
and cereals up to within quarter OF
a century. Since then the white far
mers have used the water for their own
advantage.
-Advices at Vienna from Vladikav-
kaz, in the Caucasus, state that dur
ing the past week that place has again
been terrorized by band Of armed
brigands under the leadership or a
beautiful Circassian woman only IL
years of age. Several policemen have
been killed, many shopkeepers have
been robbed and trader named Mo-
rosoff, who, about year ago. was in
strumental in capturing several men,
bers of the band, has once again been
robbed OF all his savings, and has had
his only child torn from her bed and
carried away to the mountains. The
Queen of the Brigands" was we'll
aware Of Morosoff's affection for his
little daughter. for a letter, received
from her after the raid, stated that
she at length indeed felt satisfied with
her revenge. The incident which
caused this passion for revenge occur
red late one night about year ago.
when four brigands, masked and arm
ed to the teeth, with Berdan rifles,
rode into Vladikavkaz and robbed Mo-
rosoff of 1000 roubles. Morosof
headed a band of armed men. who
pursued the bandits and ultimately
captured three of their number.
These, on their masks being torn
away proved to be young Circassian
women. The leader Of the band, also
a woman, communicated to Morosoff
that before twelvemonth had passed
she would be amply revenged. 1t is
just a year since this letter was re-