Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
Scraps aud facts.

Birmingham, Ala. is making eX-
tensive arrangements for the annuai
convention Of the Southern Cotton
association which meets next Thurs
day. The executive committee Will
hold a meeting tomorrow. The city
Is being profusely decorated and ev-
cry effort will be made for a big
blowout during the sitting OF the
convention. The committee In charge
are looking for 5000 Or 5000 people.
The American importations OF cot
ton goods into China suffered heavy
falling off during the year just Closed
according TO the statement by the de-
partment Of commerce and labor. IL
is claimed that China bought more Oh
these goods than she could consume
q wear ago. 1t is shown that China
purchased about $14,000,OO0 worth less
cotton goods for the eleven montns
ending November last than during the
corresponding period of 1905. For the
first nine months of the past year the
American expectations OF sheeting
into China were 4,705,744 pieces; drills
1.6sO,235 pieces: jeans, 212,3S0 pieces;
shirtings, 2S9,145 pieces.
After two hours debate last Frl-
day, the senate passed Senator NC
Cumber's service pension bill without
diversion, after amending 1t, at Sena-
tor Carmack's instance, so fIs to make
il apply to survivors Of the Mexican
war as well as to those Of the civil
war, and so as to prohibit pension at
torneys from receiving fees. In the
bill war of the rebellion" was chang
ed to civil war after some discussion
as to what the war uf 81 and "a really
was, Messrs. Money, Bacon and Pat
terson contended that 1t was a war
between the states" while Mr.. Teller
said IL was either a civil war or a re-
bellion, and he saw no opprobrium III
the word rebel" The bill grants a
pension of SIP a month to survivors OF
the civil and Mexican wars who nave
reached the age of 81; SIS to those
who are 70 years Of age, and S2O 10
those who are 75 or over.
The dead shah of Persia, says the
Nashville American, was not only one
OF the richest monarchs, but was re-
puted to be the most learned OF them
all. While heir to the throne he STU
died in seclusion thirty years. Besides
a fortune Of over $200,000,000 in money
his father left him the most dazzling
81 IN the world. SalQ
to be worth $20,000,000. The peacock
throne, made Of jewels, is appraised at
$4,000, 900. In order TO be close 10 MS
treasure the shah had his private
apartment just above the vaults. His
first act on ascending the throne was
to abolish all taxes on meat and bread.
This largely increased his popularity
and largely reduced the revenue. Al
though a devoted observer OF the
teachings of the Koran he did not take
advantage of the permission OF the
prophet nor yield to the temptation
OF his position and take more Than
one wife. He had only one, and was
the father OF six sons and eleven
daughters. He was a first-class rifle
shot. a bold hunter, a fine rider, a
good soldier and handsome man.
Says q Savannah, Ca, special OF
January 10: Mrs. b. Leslie Ruturean,
a society woman, is at hospital suf-
fering from a bullet wound in her side,
which the doctors think will prove IA
tai, and her husband is being held
without bail to await the result Of her
injuries. Both husband and wife
stated at first that the wound was ac-
cidental, but when told that her life
was in danger, she confessed that she
was shot during a quarrel with her
husband and while both were strug-
Cling for possession of the pistol.
Mrs. Ruturean said she chided her
husband for staying out late. He re-
torted bitterly, and then she struck
him several blows with u riding whip.
Ruturean, according to his wife,
snatched the whip and lashed her Sc
verely across the bosom and should
ers. She then got a pistol and tried
to shoot her husband, but he seized
her and struggled to take the pistol.
Just as he got the pistol away from
her 1t was discharged and she fell.
She will not say, however, that her
husband deliberately shot her. The
Rutureans are connected with Savan-
nah's old families, and have been
prominent socially. Mrs. Ruturean is
one of the handsomest women in Sa-
vannah.
Says a Washington special Of Sun
day to the News and Courier: The re-
port of the census bureau on the
amount of cotton of the crop OF 1906
that had been oinned up to January l,
throws u great deal OF doubt on the
accuracy of the estimate Of the de-
partment of agriculture that the total
yield for the year would be l2,546.OOO
bales 1t will be recalled that up to
the publication OF this estimate early
in December the general commercial
estimate was that the yield would be
about 100000 bales. The govern
ment figures. being about half mil
lion bales larger. caused an immediate
decline in the price Of cotton in every
market throughout the world. Now
comes the census report, and shows
that the amount ginned to January l
was but 11.759944 bales. In other
words. IL the estimate OF the agricul-
tural department was accurate there
still remained to be ginned on Janua-
ry | not less rhan 7S6.056 bales of cot
ton. In the opinion of the best judges
the amount unginned on January
was far below this figure. and the re-
suit was a substantial increase in
prices. In the meantime, however the
market had been depressed for
month by the figures of the agricul-
tural department. and every bale Of
cotton sold by u southern planter
during that time was at an absolute
loss. chargeable directly to this gov