Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-09
Scraps and faets.

and $4,000, 900 for the United States.
The French trade with South Amer
lean countries has decreased $780,
100000. The German newspapers, in
a tone of triumph. declare the figures
prove that Germany has a firmer
grip On South America than its rival,
the United States. The magnitude OF
Germany's interests reduces the Mon
roe doctrine to an absurdity. Amer
lea cannot claim a monopoly when
the aggregate German trade is $l7O'-
900, 900 annually while Americas ag-
gregate is $130,000,000.
Carmen City, Colorado, March 6:
Work was begun today on the high
est railroad bridge in the world. 1t
is to be built across the top or the
famous Royal gorge, near this city.
1t will be 2 800 feet above the hang
ing bridge of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad and will be so hign
in the air that the roaring of the
Arkansas river below will not be
heard and the powerful stream will
look like a mere thread OF silver.
The structure will be erected in con-
nection with the plans Of the syn
dicate of San Jose, Cal, which Is
about to establish an interurban
system Of electric railroads In FIRE.
mont county from here to Florence
and the top of Royal gorge. 1t Is
expected that the line to the top OF
Ill la nj
in operation some time this summer.
A story is published here this
morning, says a San Francisco dis
patch of March s, that Chinese crews
of Pacific Mail Steamship company
steamers are engaged in smuggling
arms and ammunition to China. It's
stated that twenty-five boxes OF mod
ern rifles, which were purchased In
this city, were found concealed in the
quarters of the Chinese on the steam
err Manchuria. Ten thousand rounds
of ammunition were also found ana
1t is possible that many more rifles
are concealed as there was no time TO
search the vessel. which was fully
loaded before the. first find was made,
The rifles were bought by Chinese
member Of the engineer force, but
how he got them aboard without be-
ing discovered Is a mystery. The al
legged discovery has caused some anx-
iety among the officials of the COM
pany who have no means OF knowing
how long the smuggling has been go
ing on.
New York, March 6: President
Perham of the order Of Railroad Te-
legraphers of the United States ana
Canada, announced tonight that un-
less the wage scales submitted to
the Southern Railway officials Is ac-
cepted by Friday, 1895 telegraph OPP
orators and agents out of 1915 en-
ployed by the road, will be called
out. THE demands" he said, ARE
for a minimum wage scale of oper-
ators and agents of $50 per month
and q maximum of $S5. The scale
in effect at present fixes the mini
mum of operators at $50 and the
agents $25 a month. The commit
tee Of fifteen, representing the opera
tors have had repeated conferences
with General Manager Spencer and
General Superintendent McManus
The officials have treated the repre-
sentatiyes of the union fairly and
courteously although they have per-
sistently evaded the issue. Mr.. Per-
ham added that no strike would be
called until the committee repre-
senting the operators has made n
nal appeal to President Spencer OF
the Southern.
Superintendent of construction
Cline Of the Bell Telephone company
who is experimenting the laying OF
the underground system Of conduits
at Terre Haute, Indiana, according TO
a dispatch, says, the old joke about
the use Of ferrets to put the lead
line through the pipes is no longer
witticism "Of course, we had heard
of the use of the ferrets,' said he,
but like many simple method 1t
was ignored, and we have gone along
at a great cost using jointed rods.
We thought the ferret idea was only
good newspaper story, but on
test we found the little animals did
the work perfectly. The harness was
made for them, to which is attached
a light fishing line. At the next
man hole a piece of meat was hung,
and the ferret made for it at once.
Here in Terre Haute we will use rats
as the attraction for the ferret.
The rat will be put in the duct and
given a start ahead of the ferret.
At the next manhole the rat will run
into a trap or bag. A ferret will dis
place three men,"
England has been trying to get
away from dependence on the Amer
lean cotton crop, says the Cleveland
Leader. British mill owners fear
possible years of failure and suffer
from manipulations of the American
cotton spectators. Much hope has
centred upon the attempts to raise
cotton in the British possessions in
Africa. After a thorough trial they
have practically failed. The five col
onies where cotton can be grown
would not be capable of producing
more than 100000 bales yearly even
with financial assistance, good roads,
transportation facilities and central
buying and ginning stations. And
they have none Of these advantages
yet. The production Of 100000 bales
per year cannot be expected for eight
years AS against the American crop
Of more than 100000 bales, this
Is significant. 1t is apparent that
England as we'll as Europe must still
buy its cotton in the United States.
That is a good thing for this country,
even If the spectators must share
in the advantage and continue to
hurt the national Interests at home
and abroad.
American Magazine: The great
object sought by this rapid develop
IL,