Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-26
Scraps and fatts.

road. Freight tramc on tne southern
has increased at a rapid rate during
the past few months and on account
of the increase In business 1t has be-
come necessary for the officials OF
the Southern to equip the road with
additional rolling stock In order to
meet the demand for increased busi-
ness. The cars will be built after
the largest design and will have a
capacity Of 100000 pounds each.
Traffic over the Southern will be
doomed next year as It has never
been before.
Gov. Vardaman. Of Mississippi.
has written a letter to the Memphis
office Of the Equitable Life Assurance
society refusing to pay a premium
due on a policy. In his letter the
governor said: "I shall not pay this
premium, but rather think / shall
permit the policy to forfeit and be-
come void. I do not care to con-
tribute any more to the gayety OF
that crowd who seem to infest the
Equitable in New York. The policy
is only a year old, and / have but
little to lose by surrendering 1t at
this time. I think every southern
man ought to cease patronizing these
monster insurance trusts that are
fattening every day off the millions
drained out of the south. They are
using this very money we contribute
In strengthening the clutches which
they hold on the Republican party
and In maintaining their commercial
supremacy Of the east, WHICH. Is
pauperizing the labor classes OF, the
country" ..... ...r
Miss Alice Roosevelt's stay In ia
pan has been the occasion Of many
unprecedented demonstrations In her
favor by the people. and especially
was her reception on her arrival at
Yokohama a most unusual and enthu-
siastic one. When the daughter Of the
president, together with Secretary OF
War Taft and the many distinguished
members Of his party landed at Yo-
kohama, they. were on the way to
Toxic, the japanese capital, which
they reached on July 25 last. When
Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft landed
at Yokohama they received a most
striking welcome, the whole city be-
ing befiagged and illuminated in their
honor. A correspondent is response
BILE for the statement that such a
welcome had never been previously
accorded to any foreign visitor. Such
a reception, though perhaps no other
was quite so remarkable, continued
during Miss Roosevelt's stay In ia
pan. Her reception by the imperial
personages also was marked by unus-
ual ceremonies and honors.
Europe, says a London dispatch, Is
Just at the present suffering from an
attack OF war fever. An epidemic Of
international ouarrels Is sweeping over
the continent, no less than ten coun-
tries being engaged in making war
grimaces at one another and in some
instances there are elements Of serious
ness that might lead to some unpleas-
ant results. Germany and France have
not been In accord over Morocco and
while apparently final settlement
has been reached, diplomats consider
there Is more or less seriousness In the
situation. Russia and Finland are
quarreling over the methods which
the bureaucracy has adopted In dealing
with the grand duchy and Austria and
Hungary have apparently reached a
crisis in their dispute over the subject
Of whether the Hungarian language
shall be used In governing the command
of Hungarian soldiers. Roumania and
Greece are at outs over the attack
made by Roumanians on Greece. The
two really serious quarrels are between
Russia and Finland and Austria and
Hungary.
- Arrangements for the trip Of
President Roosevelt through the
south have practically been COM
pleted except those pertaining to the
visit to New Orleans and Little Rock.
On account of the prevalence of yell
low fever in New Orleans it is likely
that the president may defer his
visit to that city until a later time,
in which event he would visit Little
Rock at the same time. He has been
urged not to go to New Orleans so
long as the yellow fever epidemic
continues there, but he has received
assurances that the fever will be
stamped out before the tentative date
ficially announced tonight that If the
quarantine regulations Of other
states should prevent the presidents s
entrance into Arkansas or his return
to Washington by railway after hav-
ing visited New Orleans he may con-
slider plans making New Orleans the
final place on his trip and return
from there to Washington by sea.
However. no definite plan has been
made for the New Orleans and Little
Rock portion Of the trip and it will
not be made for two weeks
- Cincinnati, September %: Peter
G. Thomson. the paper manufacturer
Of this city, has been in Asheville,
y. c., with the view of establishing
near there what Is said may be the
largest paper mill in the world. The
plan Is to build the new plant at
Canton. on the Southern railway. Mr..
Thomson said: ~ have been in con-
ference with Messrs. Ackert. Green
and Finlay Of the Southern railway,
and the matter Of transportation is
fast being adjusted. We have Sc
cured a large number of options, and
there is no apparent reason why
our plans should not work out"
Two thousand people witnessed
the first production OF THE Clans
man." written by Thomas Dixon, at
the Norfolk, Va, academy of music
last Friday. The play deals with
South Carolina history during the Re-
construction period and seethes with
racial differences. 1t was enthusias-
tically received, but the intensity Of
the climaxes brought a mingling of
Kisses and applause, the whites ap-
plauding and the several hundred