Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28

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washington August %: Unequal
ed prosperity in the manufacturing
industry of the United States for the
calendar year of 1904 is shown in a
census bulletin just completed,
which is compared by the census for
the year 1900. The number of man
ufacturing establishments in the
country, as shown by the last census,
216,262, an increase of four per cent
over 1900. Capital increased during
the five years from $S,97S,825,200 to
$12,ss6, 6,265,673, or forty-one per
cent. In the same period the total
value of the products increased from
$11,411,121.122 TO 4,S02,147,oS7, a
gain OF thirty per cent There has
been an increase of forty-three per
cent in the number of officers and
clerks employed by these manufac-
tories and a gain of fifty-one per cent
in the salaries paid. In the same
time the number of wage earners in
creased sixteen per cent, and the sal
aries thirty per cent. The number of
wage earners reported for 1905 was
5,470,321 with an annual income of
s2,611,540,5S2.
Twenty-eight persons dead and
rwenty-four injured is the result OF
an attempt to assassinate Premier
Stolypin with a bomb while the pre-
mier was holding reception at his
country home on Apteskarsky Island,
near st. Petersburg. last Saturday af-
ternoon. The premier was only
slightly wounded on the face and
neck. The assassins entered the villa
disguised as gendarmes, and carried
portfolios in which the bombs were
secreted. They went to the villa in
a carrigae, ascended the steps, pass
ing directly in front of a policeman
standing at the door. and had scarce
ly entered the hallway, which was
crowded with officers and guests, OF
the premier, when the terrific explo-
sion came. The premier was in an
other room talking to his visitors
when the explosion occurred and 1t Is
stated that the explosion came when
it did as the result Of an accidental
dropping of the bombs and was pre-
mature. The force of the explosion
almost completely wrecked the entire
building, blowing out side walls and
knocking down ceilings. A son and
daughter Of the premier were injured
by the explosion, the daughter fatal
ly. Both OF the disguised revolu-
tionists were among those who were
instantly killed.
The insurrection in Cuba Is not
vet quite out of the incubator stage,
although there are several revolu-
tionary forces in the field in the prov
inces of Santa Clara and Pinar del
Rio. Gen. Bandera, one of the revo-
luton leaders, was killed one day last
week in a fight between his forces
and government constabulary. A bat
tie is expected soon between govern
ment troops under Colonel Bacallao
and insurgents under Pine Guerra.
The result of this bout is looked to
largely to decide whether the revolu-
ton will continue or end. President
Palma has issued a call for volun-
teers to compose a national militia
of infantry, artilleFY and cavalry. On
cable order from the Cuban
government $4,000 Remington re-
peating rifles, 100000 round of am
munition and six gatling guns were
shipped to Cuba from New York on
Saturday. The state department at
Washington is showing considerable
interest in the Cuban situation, and
while II is not disposed to interfere
at this stage of the island revolution,
it is evident that it is giving the
Cuban situation much closer atten-
ton than 1t did a week ago. The
Cuban government has not yet asked
the United States for assistance in
quelling the insurrection.
Oyster Bay, New York, August
"a: President Roosevelt has endors-
ed the Carnegie spelling reform
to Public Printer Stillings that here
after all messages from the presi-
dent and all other documents ema-
mating from the White House shall
be printed in accordance with the
recommendation of the spelling re-
form committee, headed by Brand
er Matthews, professor of English at
Columbia university. This commit
tee has published a list of 800 words
in which the spelling is reformed.
This list contains such words as
thru and tho" as the spelling for
though" and through" The pres
idents official sanction Of this reform
movement is regarded as the speed
lest and most effective method Of
inaugurating the new system OF
spelling throughout the country. Not
only will the printed documents
emanating from the president util-
ize the reform spelling. but his cor
respondence will be spelled in the
new style. Secretary Loeb has sent
for the list of 800 words which have
been reformed, and upon its arrival
will Immediately order all CORES
pondence of the president and of
the executive force of the White
House spelled in accordance there
with. AS the spelling reform COM
mittee shall adopt new reforms they
will be added TO the presidents list
and also to that Of the public printer.
While the order to the public printer
to-day does not contemplate an i'm
mediate reform in the spelling of the
official documents from the executive
departments in Washington, 1t is re-
garded that more than likely the re-
spective heads of the departments
will fall in line with the presidents s
ideas and have their official docu-
ments printed in the new spelling.
The reported destruction by the
Chilean earthquake of the Island of
Juan Fernandez lends a final touch
of romance to the scene of the lone
habitation of Alexander Selkirk the
historic original of Defoe's Robin
son Crusoe." Since it's discovery in
the sixteenth century by Juan Fer