Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-25

teed to haul nve hundred tons OF one
and a quarter per cent gradient
which is three times the capacity OF
the present engines. 1t is estimated
that the steam shovels dig more than
the locomotives can move. aid the
rate Of progress depends on the ca
pacity Of the latter.
Dispatches from st. Petersburg
indicate that the internal affairs OF
Russia have grown more serious thai
ever and that another terrible out
break might be expected at any time.
The liberals are reported to be espec-
tally suspicious OF the sincerity or the
car as to his promised reforms. They
anticipate that If the result OF the ex-
pected sea fight should be favorable
TO the Russians the beaurocracy will
take advantage OF the situation to
persuade the czar to back down from
his promises. On the other hand II
the sea hight goes against the Rus
slams, 1t Is anticipated that general
decentralization will follow, and this
will furnish just the opportunity that
the disconnected element desires 10
push forward a successful revolution.
-Laris, April %: After Drs. Capt.
tan and Papillant had performed an
autopsy today on the body OF Paul
Jones, which was recently discovered
through the efforts of Ambassador
Porter. and measured 1t, the remains
were reclothed in the shirt and sheet
In which they were found and re-
nlaced i'm the original leaden casket.
This was enclosed in a new lead cof-
fin, with a plate Of glass over the race
and chest. The whole was enclosed
in an oak coffin and covered with
the American flag. 1t was then trans
ferred to the vault Of Holy Trinity
church In the Avenue d'Alma where
II will remain until the American
SQUADRON arrives to take 1t back to
the United States. Ambassador Por-
ter, Secretary Vignaud and Consul
General Gowdy accompanied the body
to the church.
President Harvie Jordan, OF the
Southern Cotton association, has is
sued a call for meetings to be held
by farmers, merchants and business
men of all classes on the first Tues
day in May. These meetings are
very important to the success or the
Southern Cotton association, and
Mr.. Jordan urges a full attendance.
He requests in this call all the OF
ficers Of the state, county and dill
ferent organizations to do all In
their power to secure large attend
ance at these meetings. The object
of the meetings is to secure from the
farmers the per cent. of the cotton
reduction in acreage, and In the use
of fertilizers in the year 1905 In each
county or parish, and report the same
through the state and territorial di-
visions to the central association as
quickly after as possible.
Canada is making a determined
effort to secure immigrants from the
United States, which leads the Nash
Vile Banner to suggest that "the
South does not care for the hordes
of raw European immigrants, mostly
Slavs and South Italians, that are
landing daily at Castle Garden, ana
whom the commissioner Of immigra-
ton is endeavoring to direct to south
ern ports, but an influx Of the sturdy
northwestern farmers, such as nave
been going into Canada, would be a
great advantage to our section. The
south could draw on the north large
ly for It's best class of people If 1t
made the proper effort, such an ef-
fort as Canada has been making
with satisfactory results. The rail-
roads could help to this end, but they
cannot do all. The southern states
government should advertise the
south's resources as Canada Is ad-.
vertising hers, and a stream OF in
dustlious white Americans could by
that means In a few years be turned
to the south that would add greatly
to its wealth and productiveness."
Says a Chicago dispatch Of April
%: In less than five minutes the
price of May wheat today fell three
cents. Following the severe decline
of Thursday the break today was
taken by many traders as further
confirmation that the famous deal by
John w. Gates in May wheat is prac-
tically at an end. May wheat came
down with a crash below the dollar
mark Less than six weeks ago the
price was 1.213. Today 1t touched
9S3 cents. OF this sensational de-
cline Of 22 cents the net loss today
was III The market reacted some
what at the close, final quotations
being 81 even. 1t is estimated that
a million and a half bushels were
sold by one house alone, the greater
part. or all. being generally believed
to be Clique" wheat Clique" SELL
ing smashed the market for May to
1.02, a net loss of 8 cents, then. rail-
lied to 1.O4. The collapse was al
most wholly confined to the May
option. In short time the decline
amounted to five cents. Intense ex-
citement accompanied the sensation
arle drive.
New York Evening Post: Rear
Admiral w. L. Capps. chief Of the bu-
reau Of construction and repair, re-
ports good progress in the construc-
tion of war ships in the past month.
or the hattleships the Rhode Island
and the Virginia are nearest compile
tion, the former at 81 per cent and
the latter at 1914 per cent. The
greatest progress made on the battle
ships was in the case of the Vermont
and the Kansas, each of which ad-
anced 46 per cent in the month
The Virginia was advanced near
ly three per cent in the month.