Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-13

mem 0erS OF the Ilouhleu peh''S'SS'
of which there are several in this
country, all Of them destined sooner
or later for duty in the Philippines.
Aristocratic society, says a Rome
dispatch, is greatly shocked over the
latest escapade of Princess ElVira'
one of the daughters of Don Carlos,
the pretender to the Spanish throne
who has repeatedly become conspic-
uous in an unpleasant manner. She
is thirty-four years old and some time
ago eloped from her fathers house
with the painter Folchi, with whom
she went to America. After some
months the couple returned to Eu-
rope and lived in great seclusion un-
der an assumed name, at San Ger
vasio. a remote suburb of Barcelona.
A few DAYS ago she came to. Flor
ence TO attend to some business and
while In that city the princess was
arrested as the result of a hairpull-
ing match with a woman shopkeep-
er. The princess went to the shop to
get some furs which had been re-
paired. She complained about the
price and the difference of opinion
led to a lively scuffle, in which the
shop woman came out second best.
She had the princess arrested, but
the matter was settled out of court.
Dispatches from Manila repre-
sent the existence of great excitement
there as the result Of the resurrec-
ton Of the old story, to the effect
that the United States has agreed to
sell the islands to Japan. 1t Is stated
that for some time past large num-
bers Of Japanese have been wander
ing about the islands in the guise
of peddlers and it is claimed that
they are in reality spies, engaged In
gathering information of character
that will be of value to Japan in the
event of purchase or in case war
should develop. There are large
number of Filipinos who greatly de-
sire independence; but very rev OF
them contemplate with satisfaction
the idea of falling under the domin-
ion of Japan. The American author
tiles at Manila have been doing all
thew could to assure the natives that
the United States has no idea of SELL
ing them to Japan. Cables from Lon
don, however, are persistently re-iter-
ating a story that an arrangement Is
under consideration, whereby the
Philippines are to be neutralized un-
der the joint protection of the United
States. Great Britain and Japan.
Washington, April 10: Secretary
Bonaparte is turning his attention to
the subject of naval recruiting. He
believes, there is not enough activity
in that direction, basing his opinion
on the fact that the service lacks some
five thousand men of the authorized
numerical strength. He thinks 1t Is
impossible to obtain this number OF
men who are now lacking, and in ad-
dition, to get the three thousand by
which it is proposed to increase the
enlisted force. Mr.. Bonaparte'S criti-
cism OF the system is that the effort
to canvass the country for enough re-
cruits has not been sufficiently syste-
matte and thorough. He has the plan
Of employing as recruiting officers
some Of the retired officers who are
anxious to be assigned to active duty,
and who could perform this work,
nttiParG whose
services are greatly needed on ship
board. The secretary desires to have
legislative authority, at least, for in
creasing the enlisted force. whether
or not there is a definite appropria-
ton for the additional men. He does
not propose to lower the standard of
recruiting in any way, but rather to
make greater efforts to get recruits.
The situation Is sufficiently serious,
he believes, to require some special
application of activity by the recruit
ing parties.
- Says an Austin, Texas. dispatch
of April 10: Cotton picking in some
localities of western Texas will not be
finished for two months yet. When
the fact is considered that the crop
of last season was matured and ready
for picking nearly eight months ago
and that a new crop is now being
grown. an idea may be had of the
scarcity of labor in that part of the
state. According to the statement of
A. c. Wilmet, who is q member OF
the state legislature from Snyder,
Scurry county, situated in the far
western part of the state, the sue
cess of cotton growing in that region
has caused a big boom in agricultural
lands throughout his section. He
says that in his county, which was
considered a few years ago to be
worthless, except for cattle grazing
purposes, more than twenty thousand
bales of cotton were raised last sea-
of it has been picked up to this time.
THE land of my county produces
marvellous yields of cotton, and the
farmers are unable to find sufficient
laborers to pick it," he said. 1T will
be the latter part of May before the
picking is finished. Many fields are
still white with the tieecy staple.
Farmers are paying from 81 To $l.25
per 100 pounds for pickers. This is
a high price, when it is considered
that i'm the so-called cotton belt of
the state pickers are paid only forty
cents per 100 pounds for their work.
The yield averaged one bale per
acre in my county last year. while in
the central and eastern portions Of
the state the farmers made only
about one-fourth of bale per acre.
A big part of western Texas is adapt
ed to cotton growing, and it will be