Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-16
Scraps aud faets.

vessels were detected while still seven
miles out to sea, and, figuratively speak
ing, all Of them were sunk. The Tex
as. flag ship Of the attacking squadron
was sunk three times. The game has
been Of much interest to the men OF
the army and navy, and civilians In the
neighborhood have shown no little cur
iosity toward It.
The weather bureaus weekly crop
bulletin for the week ending last Tues
day described the cotton condition as
follows: The weather conditions
throughout nearly the whole Of the cot
ton belt have been favorable for the
cultivation OF cotton, although a con-
siderable part Of the crop continues
grassy. A general, though not decided
Improvement in the condition Of cotton
In the central and western districts Is
indicated, but In the Carolinas ana
Tennessee cotton has made slow prog
ress, and in the first mentioned states
the plants are small and Of unhealthy
color. In portions Of the central and
eastern districts Of the cotton belt light
rains would be beneficial. In the
northern and central counties of Texas
prospects are improved, though still
Door in=locaiities; In southern Texas the
crop is in good condition and an i'm
proyement In localities is reported.
Boil weevils are active over Increased
areas. ..4 ....s ..-a.
A member Of the Canadian parlia-
ment recently raised note OF alarm
as to the ownership Of the north pole,
taking the ground that the United
States has deep designs with respect
to the icy arctic. In the course OF the
debate which followed 1t was agreed
that Canada owns the north pole SIM
ply because she owns territory adjacent
to polar waters. BY the same course
of reasoning other nations besides
Great Britain have claims on the FRO
zen north. The United States terri
tory of Alaska Is adjacent to polar wa
ters, SO Is Siberia, Greenland and Nor
way. Russia, Denmark and Sweden
Norway will be equally interested with
the United States In heading on the
Canadian claim. II naval airships ever
start In business perhaps the first in
temational scrap will be over this uni
que dispute. 1t Is not at all likely that
ordinary battleships will be able to get
together under the conditions existing
In polar waters. ... .. .-. ..
Baltimore special to New York
Sun: When the Hornet the flag ship OF
the naval reserves, arrived here Satur-
day she had aboard Japanese cher
who Is said to have been adept In pre-
pairing palatable dishes. Yesterday be-
fore the Hornet started off for the war
game the chef left the vessel. 1t de-
veloped that the navy department has
issued an order for the removal or all
foreigners from the feet during the
manoeuvres. This order was directed
especially against the Japanese, OF
whom there are quite a number In the
ward and mess rooms Of the American
war ships. The order was the result
of a story told by Admiral Evans upon
his return from the Asiatic station
Upon paying an official visit to a Jap
anese battle ship the admiral was sur
prised to find in the command a clever
little Jap, who had been his servant
when he was a captain. This opened
the eyes Of the navy department to the
methods used by the Japs to learn the
secrets of naval warfare.
New York, June IA: Orders were
received at the New York navy yard
today from the navy department at
Washington to remove the guns from
the fighting top Of the battleship Ala
bama. Orders have been issued also
that the guns are not to be replaced
on the fighting top Of the battleship
Indiana which Is being repaired. It Is
reported that the guns are to be re-
placed by range finders and that sim
liar orders were to be issued regard
ing other battleships. The victory or
Admiral Togo in the battle Of the Sea
of Japan is said to have influenced the
decision to put range finders in place
of the one Founders which have occu-
pied the tops The fate Of the battle
was decided by the superiority Of the
work of the Japanese gunners, while
the ships were still at long range. The
department was informed that the aim
of the Japanese gunners was due to the
efficiency of the men with the range
finders whom the Japanese had placed
in the fighting tops and were thus able
to pick up the Russian ships at a
far greater distance than the Russians
could locate the Japanese.
Philadelphia June 13: More than
200 employees of the mint were thrown
out Of work indefinitely this morning.
The coming department and the melt
ing room were closed down because OF
a lack of silver bullion and may not
be opened again for many months. This
action was the result Of an order re-
ceived from Washington Saturday.
Every year the whole manufacturing
department of the mint, with the ex-
ception Of the machine shops and the
carpenter shops, is closed down few
weeks In the summer for repairs. 1t
usually starts up again as soon as the
repairs are completed. For the first
time In many years there is now no
assurance as to when coinage will be
resumed. Assistant Superintendent
Norris said today: This Is the most
unusual order. We usually know
when we are to start up again, but the
order Is to close down indefinitely. If
the government takes a notion to send
us some more silver we may resume